Kristopher Johnson wrote:
>
> Yes, this was a great explanation. Thanks!
>
> And my apologies to Eric: my response was intended to be good-natured, but
> in re-reading it, I guess it actually looks pretty hostile. Unfortunately,
> I didn't really make my point clear. I didn't mean to try to defend my
> "dumb question", or even to defend myself personally. My reaction was to
> the people who are glad that Linux isn't too easy, because they enjoy the
> challenge. Adversity builds character, I guess.
>
> If you like to do things the hard way, then fine. But it doesn't really
> mean that you're more intelligent or more knowledgeable than people who
> click a few buttons in a GUI to accomplish the same thing. Most of us just
> don't like spending our leisure time editing files in the /etc directory or
> browsing through the kernel headers. We're not asking to be "spoon-fed" or
> to be freed from the burden of thinking; we're just looking for the most
> efficient way to do what we want to do.
>
> Thanks to everyone who replied helpfully.
>
> Now, can someone please tell me which package contains the HOWTOs in HTML
> format? :-)
In dselect, search on 'html', you'll find it.
--
Ed C.
