commit 0c3752aef9c795ca6cfbf9582218be00a49df86a
parent fe7e6c6ffa53105cc183368b383658a1787d8979
Author: Jake Bauer <jbauer@paritybit.ca>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 20:32:34 -0400
Fix grammar issues and reword
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diff --git a/pages/guides/debian-with-btrfs.md b/pages/guides/debian-with-btrfs.md
@@ -6,20 +6,21 @@
<b>Written By:</b> Jake Bauer |
<b>Posted:</b> 2019-07-16 |
- <b>Last Updated:</b> 2019-07-16
+ <b>Last Updated:</b> 2019-07-17
### Introduction
<b>Difficulty:</b> Intermediate
With the arrival of Debian Buster, many people will be re-installing their
-systems to try out some of the new features and configurations. One thing that
-some people may want to try is installing Debian using btrfs as their primary
-file system. Debian currently supports formatting partitions with btrfs, but
-doesn't support creating subvolumes from within the installer. This tutorial
-will tell you how to set up a Debian 10 Buster system with btrfs using
-subvolumes on your root filesystem from within the installer. I will also cover
-how to do this with LVM encrypted volumes.
+systems to try out some of the new features and to just "start fresh". One thing
+that some people may want to try is installing Debian using btrfs as their
+primary file system instead of the now-dated ext4 filesystem. Debian currently
+supports formatting partitions with btrfs, but doesn't support creating
+subvolumes from within the installer. This tutorial will tell you how to set up
+a Debian 10 Buster system with btrfs using subvolumes on your root filesystem
+from within the installer. I will also cover how to do this with LVM encrypted
+volumes.
Once you've got the hang of this procedure, you will find that it is actually a
lot easier than it seems (assuming some stuff doesn't break)!
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ to activate this shell and follow the following procedure to set up subvolumes:
Use the `df` command to view what the current mounted partitions are. In my case
there is `/dev/mapper/debianbtrfs--vg-root` mounted to `/target` and `/dev/vda1`
mounted to `/target/boot`. `/target` is the place where the Debian system files
-will be installed. We need to change and set some thing up so that it becomes a
+will be installed. We need to change and set some things up so that it becomes a
btrfs subvolume.
<img src="/img/debian-with-btrfs/df.png" alt="The output of the df command."/>
