diff --git a/doc/source/building.rst b/doc/source/building.rst index 6c9b95f0..54d3af68 100644 --- a/doc/source/building.rst +++ b/doc/source/building.rst @@ -62,15 +62,14 @@ Supported Distributions ----------------------- KIWI can build images for the distributions which are **equal** or **newer** -compared to the table below. For anything older please consider to use the -legacy KIWI version *v7.x* For more details on the legacy kiwi, +compared to the table below. For anything older use the +legacy KIWI version *v7.x* For more details on the legacy KIWI, see: :ref:`legacy_kiwi` The most compatible environment is provided if the build host is of the same -distribution than the target image. For images build with the -Open Build Service (OBS) this always applies. In any other case please check -the table if your *Host* vs. *Image* target combination is known to be -supported. +distribution than the target image. This always applies for the Open Build +Service (OBS). In other cases please check the table if your target combination +is known to be supported. .. table:: @@ -95,19 +94,19 @@ supported. .. admonition:: dnf dnf is the package manager used on Fedora and RHEL and is - the successor of yum. When kiwi builds images for this distributions + the successor of yum. When KIWI builds images for this distributions the latest version of dnf is required to be installed on the host to - build the image + build the image. -In general our goal is to support any major distribution with KIWI. However +In general, our goal is to support any major distribution with KIWI. However for building images we rely on core tools which are not under our control. -Also several design aspects of distributions are different and not -influenced by us. There are many side effects that can be annoying especially -if the building host is not of the same distribution vendor than the image -target. +Also several design aspects of distributions like **secure boot** and working +with **upstream projects** are different and not influenced by us. There +are many side effects that can be annoying especially if the build host +is not of the same distribution vendor than the image target. -Supported Platforms/Architectures ---------------------------------- +Supported Platforms and Architectures +------------------------------------- Images built with KIWI are designed for a specific use case. The author of the image description sets this with the contents in the KIWI XML document @@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ overview of the platforms where KIWI built images are productively used: * SAP workloads For further information or on interest in one of the above areas, -please don't hesitate to contact us directly: :ref:`contact_us` +contact us directly: :ref:`contact_us` The majority of the workloads is based on the x86 architecture. KIWI also supports other architectures, shown in the table below: