Re: Linux/Debian documentation suggestion [Reply to many replies+attempt to elaborate]

2007-04-26 Thread Glenn Moeller-Holst
This mail is a combined response to: Douglas Allan Tutty Johannes Wiedersich Steve Greenland The Fungi Michelle Konzack Copied answer from Debian Oracle. - Glenn Moeller-Holst wrote: Johannes Wiedersich: Hi Glenn, please don't cross post. Glenn: I did think about it - and I think I did the ri

Re: Linux/Debian documentation suggestion

2007-04-24 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-04-17 20:25:34, schrieb Glenn Moeller-Holst: > Hi NG Mailinglist! > Purposes: > *When "I" is in the catalog "/var/log" - what commands can I use here? 1) What is "I"? 2) /vat/log is what it is. A log directory. > *Which commands is occluded by others at "/var/log"? ??? > *If I deinsta

Re: Linux/Debian documentation suggestion

2007-04-18 Thread Steve Greenland
On 18-Apr-07, 15:03 (CDT), Debian Oracle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unfortunately, it cannot be told. The discussion involved happened on > debian-private, and its participants have said they don't want it > published. Not even the Debian Oracle is mighty enough to survive the > punishment for r

Re: Linux/Debian documentation suggestion

2007-04-18 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 05:10:20PM -0500, Steve Greenland wrote: > > > *If I want or need command xxzz, which packages can give me that? > > You'll need to explore the packages website. You mean the search page on packages.debian.org called "Search the contents of packages"? Which just like apt

Re: Linux/Debian documentation suggestion

2007-04-18 Thread Debian Oracle
On ke, 2007-04-18 at 14:31 -0500, Steve Greenland wrote: > apt-file (0.2.0-1) unstable; urgency=low > > * Initial Release. > > -- Sebastien J. Gross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sat, 13 Oct 2001 21:36:47 +0200 > > I've been living without this for 5+ years!?! How come no one told me > about t

Re: Linux/Debian documentation suggestion

2007-04-18 Thread Steve Greenland
On 17-Apr-07, 18:22 (CDT), The Fungi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 05:10:20PM -0500, Steve Greenland wrote: > > On 17-Apr-07, 13:25 (CDT), Glenn Moeller-Holst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > *If I want or need command xxzz, which packages can give me that? > > > > You'll

Re: Linux/Debian documentation suggestion

2007-04-17 Thread Felipe Sateler
Steve Greenland wrote: > On 17-Apr-07, 13:25 (CDT), Glenn Moeller-Holst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> *If I want or need command xxzz, which packages can give me that? > > You'll need to explore the packages website. or use apt-file -- Felipe Sateler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL P

Re: Linux/Debian documentation suggestion

2007-04-17 Thread The Fungi
On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 05:10:20PM -0500, Steve Greenland wrote: > On 17-Apr-07, 13:25 (CDT), Glenn Moeller-Holst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > *If I want or need command xxzz, which packages can give me that? > > You'll need to explore the packages website. Or try out 'apt-file search xxzz' if

Re: Linux/Debian documentation suggestion

2007-04-17 Thread Steve Greenland
On 17-Apr-07, 13:25 (CDT), Glenn Moeller-Holst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is proposed that the kernel and applications packets (.deb, .rpm) > includes (or has the possibilty to include) documentation about the > package commands. They do. Have you looked? Some packages with large documenta

Re: Linux/Debian documentation suggestion

2007-04-17 Thread Nikita V. Youshchenko
> The "man" and "info" documentation should (with time) be included in > the package. Why should I search the net for command documentations? > The system should supply the right documentation. Feel free to file a bug against each package that does not provide proper documentation. -- To UNSUBS