Daniel Burrows wrote:
[...]
For instance, today I wanted to read up on git hook scripts. I
checked the manual page git(1), and saw the note:
Read hooks[9] for more details about each hook.
...
9. hooks
hooks.html
Being an experienced Debian user, I knew
Chris Lale writes:
Daniel Burrows wrote:
[...]
For instance, today I wanted to read up on git hook scripts. I
checked the manual page git(1), and saw the note:
Read hooks[9] for more details about each hook.
...
9. hooks
hooks.html
Being an experienced
Alan Chandler wrote:
Chris Lale writes:
Daniel Burrows wrote:
[...]
For instance, today I wanted to read up on git hook scripts. I
checked the manual page git(1), and saw the note:
Read hooks[9] for more details about each hook.
...
9. hooks
hooks.html
Being
Am 2007-12-31 22:15:46, schrieb Douglas A. Tutty:
I also dislike huge long man pages. To me, man pages should be for a
bit more help than foo --help; a summary. The main doc should be in
plain html for viewing with lynx or something.
So you hate the manpages to bash, fvwm, gcc, zgv,
On Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 01:35:08PM +0100, Michelle Konzack wrote:
Am 2007-12-31 22:15:46, schrieb Douglas A. Tutty:
I also dislike huge long man pages. To me, man pages should be for a
bit more help than foo --help; a summary. The main doc should be in
plain html for viewing with lynx or
Douglas A. Tutty [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 01:35:08PM +0100, Michelle Konzack wrote:
Am 2007-12-31 22:15:46, schrieb Douglas A. Tutty:
I also dislike huge long man pages. To me, man pages should be for a
bit more help than foo --help; a summary. The main doc
On Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 10:17:23AM -0800, Carl Johnson wrote:
You can use dwww to view man pages and info in a web browser, as well
as the other documentation. That allows you to search using the
browser capabilities (using / for w3m), although it doesn't supply the
TOC, index or
Rick Dooling wrote:
[...]
I'm more
interested in a list of common how-tos that most people would like to
do after installation, such as add mp3 playing ability,
[...]
You may find some of these things in the Debian NewbieDOC project [1]. If you
feel like adding more the wiki is very simple
On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:05:35 -0800 (PST)
Rick Dooling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I know about Debian Reference and Debian Help site, but I'm more
interested in a list of common how-tos that most people would like to
do after installation, such as add mp3 playing ability, installing
flash,
On 01/01/2008, Douglas A. Tutty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 01:49:25PM -0800, Daniel Burrows wrote:
On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 01:15:48PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava [EMAIL
PROTECTED] was heard to say:
Perhaps it should be policy that if the documentation isn't in the usual
Thanks for the thoughts and advice. I agree about learning to use man
pages, and I use them whenever possible, and also look for any
installed docs, but I still think a list of common post-installation
tasks would be handy.
I'm going to do a couple of installs next week and will try to compile
a
On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 01:08:13PM +0900, David wrote:
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
On Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 06:05:35PM -0800, Rick Dooling wrote:
I know about Debian Reference and Debian Help site, but I'm more
interested in a list of common how-tos that most people would like to
do after
From: Douglas A. Tutty Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 7:08 AM
On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 01:08:13PM +0900, David wrote:
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
On Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 06:05:35PM -0800, Rick Dooling wrote:
I know about Debian Reference and Debian Help site, but I'm more
interested in a list of
Please respond to the list and not to me. -- Raquel
Begin forwarded message:
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:58:01 -0500
From: Paul Cartwright [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Raquel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: debian how-to
On Mon December 31 2007, Raquel wrote:
locate - list files in databases that match
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
On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 08:13:31AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Douglas A. Tutty Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 7:08 AM
The docs are always under /usr/share/doc/[package name]
apropos
which
locate
find
As a n00b to Debian (though I've used several distributions over the past
On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:13:31 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
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
On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:04:53 -0800, Raquel [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
forwarded message:
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:58:01 -0500 From: Paul Cartwright
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I downloaded powertop using svn. All that does is put the new source
in a folder right where you are. That does me no good,
On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:27:30 + (UTC)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I know about Debian Reference and Debian Help site, but I'm more
interested in a list of common how-tos that most people would like to
do after installation, such as add mp3 playing ability, installing ...
Thanks,
The
On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 01:15:48PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava [EMAIL PROTECTED]
was heard to say:
On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:13:31 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Not all the docs are under /usr/share/doc/[package name], some are
under usr/share/[package name] with no apparent rhyme nor
Douglas A. Tutty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at
08:13:31AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Douglas A. Tutty Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 7:08 AM
- Original Message - From: Rick Dooling Sent: Sunday, December
30, 2007 9:05 PM
Hello all,
I
On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 01:49:25PM -0800, Daniel Burrows wrote:
On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 01:15:48PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava [EMAIL
PROTECTED] was heard to say:
Even when Policy is followed, it isn't necessarily that simple.
For instance, today I wanted to read up on git hook scripts.
On Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 06:05:35PM -0800, Rick Dooling wrote:
I know about Debian Reference and Debian Help site, but I'm more
interested in a list of common how-tos that most people would like to
do after installation, such as add mp3 playing ability, installing
flash, mounting usb drives
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
On Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 06:05:35PM -0800, Rick Dooling wrote:
I know about Debian Reference and Debian Help site, but I'm more
interested in a list of common how-tos that most people would like to
do after installation, such as add mp3 playing ability, installing
On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:08:13 +0900
David [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
On Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 06:05:35PM -0800, Rick Dooling wrote:
I know about Debian Reference and Debian Help site, but I'm more
interested in a list of common how-tos that most people would
like
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