Re: No man pages on new 5.0 install from CD?

2009-06-13 Thread Eric d'Alibut
On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Jeremy C. Reedr...@reedmedia.net wrote:

 B The minimal installation just selects a kernel (GENERIC
 B on most platforms), the base set, and the etc set.
 B Note that the minimal choice does not include manual pages.

Bingo. That was it.

I guess I don't thnk of man pages as non-minial! g

Thanks (and also those who responded off-list)

Good luck on the book!! I can't think of a better guy to write it.

Best,

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Re: No man pages on new 5.0 install from CD?

2009-06-13 Thread Constantine A. Murenin
it doesn't make any sense to not include the man pages by default, of
course they are included in the default installation!

i honestly don't think the policy will change for 5.0, either. :)

C.

On 13/06/2009, Eric d'Alibut eric.hali...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Jeremy C. Reedr...@reedmedia.net wrote:

   B The minimal installation just selects a kernel (GENERIC
   B on most platforms), the base set, and the etc set.
   B Note that the minimal choice does not include manual pages.

  Bingo. That was it.

  I guess I don't thnk of man pages as non-minial! g

  Thanks (and also those who responded off-list)

  Good luck on the book!! I can't think of a better guy to write it.

  Best,


  --
  No no no, my fish's name is Eric, Eric the fish. He's an halibut. I am
  not a looney! Why should I be tarred with the epithet looney merely
  because I have a pet halibut?




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