On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 06:09:39PM -0800, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > * debian-guide (package, not in CVS) > "Debian GNU/Linux: Guide to Installation and Usage" > > Unmaintained, is seems to overlap with debian-reference, does it have > > anything to offer not in that document? > > This was for potato and essentially alternative install-guide with some > user reference. Since John is active developer, I CC this message to > John.
I'm not familiar with Debian-reference. However, I can say that debian-guide is not a reference work at all. It also is not limited to installation. You can find it online all over the 'net; one place is http://ceu.fi.udc.es/docs/debian-user-guide_1.0/ We talk about things like logging in, setting up accounts, working with the shell, environment variables, man pages, processes, chmod/chown, etc. It's written in a more tutorial fashion, not an exhaustive reference. The section on X is very brief, and there is no discussion of apt. This is now being developed collaboratively on some website whose location I have forgotten.
