Haines Brown([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > > From: Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Have you read any of the below? > > > > /usr/share/doc/newbiedoc/newbiedoc-html/apt-get-intro/index-apt-get-intro.html > > /usr/share/doc/newbiedoc/newbiedoc-html/apt-get-intro/apt-and-install.html > > /usr/share/doc/newbiedoc/newbiedoc-html/apt-get-intro/info.html > > /usr/share/doc/newbiedoc/newbiedoc-html/apt-get-intro/intro.html > > /usr/share/doc/newbiedoc/newbiedoc-html/apt-get-intro/more.html > > /usr/share/doc/newbiedoc/newbiedoc-html/apt-get-intro/index.html > > /usr/share/doc/newbiedoc/newbiedoc-ps/apt-get-intro.ps > > /usr/share/doc/Debian/apt-howto/ch-apt-get.en.html > > Not on my system. Sniffing with google, I found a source, but I would > have to join the newbieDoc group, and this would mean registering with > Yahoo. They would not be part of a package, would they? > > Thanks, though, for the suggestion >
[teach to fish mode] apt-cache search newbiedoc newbiedoc apt-cache show newbiedoc ____[ snip here ]____ Description: Documentation by and for newbies This is a snapshot of the documentation currently being developed by The Newbiedoc Project. See http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net for the most recent version, or if you want to join the team. . Current release includes: - Introduction to 'apt-get' - DocBook guides and documentation for writing doc for Newbiedoc - Using 'grep' - Installing and configuring hardware - Finding help on a Debian system - Text editors: JOE and vi - Compiling kernels the Debian way - Managing processes - Using runlevels - Configuring exim . The documentation will be installed in /usr/share/doc/newbiedoc, and newbiedoc(1) is a script that starts a browser on the newbiedoc collection. ____[ end snip ]____ dpkg -S newbiedoc newbiedoc: /usr/share/doc/newbiedoc/newbiedoc-html/apt-get-intro/intro.html Other packages to download for self help: apt-howto - A Guide to APT doc-linux-nonfree-html - Linux HOWTOs in HTML format (non-free) or doc-linux-nonfree-text - Linux HOWTOs in ASCII format (non-free) [teach mode off] Those should prove a big help in your transition. Wayne -- Real Users find the one combination of bizarre input values that shuts down the system for days. _______________________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]