Rewrite Choose Distributions section in a more formal style.

Added markups for guibutton/guimenuitem.
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<chapter id="install">
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<sect2 id="distset">
<title>Select The Distribution Set</title>
<para>I chose to install everything using the "All" option since I
had the hard drive space. If you are concerned about space,
consider the other distribution options.</para>
<para>Deciding which distribution set to install will depend largely
on the intended use of the system and the amount of disk space
available. The predefined options range from installing the
smallest possible configuration to everything. Those who are
new to Unix and/or FreeBSD should almost certainly select one
of these canned options. Customizing a distribution set is
typically for the more experienced user.</para>
<para>Select "All" using the arrow keys to highlight the item and
press the <emphasis>SPACEBAR</emphasis>. Notice that the
instructions below give pressing [Enter] as a means to
exit.</para>
<para>Press <keycap>F1</keycap> for more information on the
distribution set options and what they contain. When finished
reviewing the help, pressing <keycap>Enter</keycap> will return
to the Select Distributions Menu.</para>
<para>If a graphical user interface is desired then a distribution
set that is preceeded by an <literal>X</literal> should be
chosen. The configuration of XFree86 and selection of a default
desktop is part of the post-installation steps. For more
information on the XFree86 distribution see
<xref linkend="x11">.</para>
<para>If compiling a custom kernel is anticipated, select an option
which includes the source code. For more information on why a
custom kernel should be built or how to build a custom kernel see
<xref linkend="kernelconfig">.</para>
<para>Obviously, the most versatile system is one that includes
everything. If there is adequate disk space, select
<guimenuitem>All</guimenuitem> as shown in
<xref linkend="distribution-set1"> by using the arrow keys and
press <keycap>ENTER</keycap>. If there is a concern about disk
space consider using an option that is more suitable for the
situation. Other distributions can be added after installation.</para>
<figure id="distribution-set1">
<title>Choose Distributions</title>
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<sect2 id="portscol"
<title>Installing The Ports Collection</title>
<para>After selecting the desired distribution, an opportunity to
install the FreeBSD Ports Collection is presented. The ports
collection is an easy and convenient way to install software.
The ports collection does not contain the source code necessary
to compile the software. It is a collection of files which
automates the downloading, compiling and installation.
<xref linkend="ports"> discusses how to use the ports
collection.</para>
<para>The installation program does not check to see if you have
adequate space. Select this option only if you have
adequate hard disk space.</para>
<screen> User Confirmation Requested
Would you like to install the FreeBSD ports collection?
This will give you ready access to over 5000 ported software packages,
at a cost of around 70MB of disk space when "clean" and possibly much
more than that if a lot of the distribution tarballs are loaded
(unless you have the extra CDs from a FreeBSD CDROM distribution
(unless you have the extra CDs from a FreeBSD CD/DVD distribution
available and can mount it on /cdrom, in which case this is far less
of a problem).
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[ Yes ] No</screen>
<para>The installation program does not check to see if you have
adequate space. Select this option only if you have
adequate hard disk space. The ports can be added as needed
later.</para>
<para>The install program <emphasis>returns</emphasis> to the
Choose Distributions screen.</para>
<para>Select "EXIT" with the arrow keys and press <keycap>Enter</keycap>
to continue with the installation.</para>
<para>Select <guibutton>[ Yes ]</guibutton> with the arrow keys to
install the ports collection or <guibutton>[ No ]</guibutton> to
skip this option. Press <keycap>Enter</keycap> to continue.
The Choose Distributions menu will redisplay.</para>
<figure id="distribution-set2">
<title>Confirm Distributions</title>
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</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>If satisfied with the options, select
<guimenuitem>Exit</guimenuitem> with the arrow keys, ensure that
<guibutton>[ OK ]</guibutton> is highlighted, and press
<keycap>Enter</keycap> to continue.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="install-media">