From ee5dcfade2a1c5ee47313b4a971245ec6c07cfa2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eelco Dolstra Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 16:03:35 +0000 Subject: * Section about garbage collection. --- doc/manual/introduction.xml | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/manual/introduction.xml') diff --git a/doc/manual/introduction.xml b/doc/manual/introduction.xml index 5c968edfc8e8..e0f834385615 100644 --- a/doc/manual/introduction.xml +++ b/doc/manual/introduction.xml @@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ during an upgrade in which part of the old version and part of the new version are simultaneously visible (which might well cause the component to fail). -Likewise, it is possible to atomically roll-back after +Likewise, it is possible to atomically roll back after an install, upgrade, or uninstall action. That is, in a fast (O(1)) -operation the previous configuration of the system will be -restored. This is because upgrade or uninstall actions doesn't -actually remove components from the system. +operation the previous configuration of the system will be restored. +This is because upgrade or uninstall actions doesn't actually remove +components from the system. Unused components can be garbage-collected automatically and safely. @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ deployment of a complete web server with all its configuration files, static pages, software dependencies, and so on. Nix's advantages for software deployment also apply here, for instance, the ability trivially to have multiple configurations at the same time, or the -ability to do roll-backs. +ability to do rollbacks. -- cgit 1.4.1