On Mon Dec 31, 2007 at 08:13:31 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Not all the docs are under /usr/share/doc/[package name], some are under > usr/share/[package name] with no apparent rhyme nor reason. Then, everything > is > gzipped, should the user extract these to their home folder or is there a > particular method to read these as they stand?
If you have less installed you can run: zless README.gz That will decompress to a pipe and let you read it. If you run 'eval $(lessfile' you could just run 'less README.gz' instead. > As was stated many other disto's have these n00b pages for a quick reference > to > get us up to speed so that we can start figuring out how to do things on our > own. Many n00bs are reticient to post to lists or forums as they often > receive You could do worse than look at the 'doc-debian' package: In this package, you will find: * Debian Linux Manifesto, * Constitution for the Debian Project, * Debian GNU/Linux Social Contract, * Debian Free Software Guidelines. . Additionally provided are: * Debian GNU/Linux Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), * Debian Bug Tracking System documentation, and * Introduction to the Debian mailing lists. . All of these files are available at ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/ and mirrors thereof. > I've yet to find anything on somehow efficiently searching archives for fixes > to problems that may have already been solved. Sometimes it's just a matter > of > using the proper key words. If a problem is fixed in a package then you should already have it! (Unless you see it in a stable release and it was only fixed in unstable) But I'm not 100% sure I understand what you mean in this point Does this help: http://bugs.debian.org/'package name' e.g. http://bugs.debian.org/less Steve -- # Kink-Friendly Dating http://ctrl-alt-date.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
