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 <title>Who would want to read this book</title>
 
 <para>
-This book is intended for Linux users who want to build their own custom
+This book is intended for Linux users who want to setup their own custom
 build Linux system. Reasons for wanting to build such a system are
 diverse. Perhaps you want to get into more detail as to what
 happens behind the scenes. Perhaps you are fed up with distributions