On 09/16/2005 07:06 PM, Osamu Aoki wrote: >>Another example that is obsolete and should be removed: >>5.1. Upgrading from Potato to Woody > > > These gives some insight to other upgrades but I am leaning toward > removing or reshaping most of Chapter 5. I need to make this document > as much release independent documentatiopn as possible to avoid this > kind of issues.
Agreed, making it release independent would help and be easier to maintain debian-reference. Removing most mentions of release names would help. Currently you have: grep -i Sarge reference.en.txt | wc -l 45 grep -i Woody reference.en.txt | wc -l 62 grep -i potato reference.en.txt | wc -l 27 Currently, Chapt. 5 confuses upgrading [stable to testing to unstable] with upgrading from stable to stable; woody to sarge, for example. By pointing readers to the release notes and install notes (as you do), you could further simplify directions for upgrading. I've never used dselect, for example. >>Let me suggest that the anacron package should be recommended for debian >>systems not running continuously and also for laptops. It could go under: >>'3.7.1. Install a few more packages after initial install' > > > This is a good point. This Chapter 3 is also problematic one in DR. > This changes too much. It is best left in other doc. I don't understand you. Wherever you put it, please do suggest anacron. Before I discovered anacron, I was manually updating /etc/crontab to run regular maintenance scripts because my system was never running between 6 and 7 am. :) I feel strongly that anacron should be suggested for people who turn off their computers. >>Remove obsolete references to 'non-us': >>======================================== >> >>6.4.10. Port a package to the `stable' system >> >>- deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US \ >>- main contrib non-free >> >>- deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US \ >>- main contrib non-free > > > Since non-us package moved out, this is not be needed. Yes, I was suggesting these be removed. ;) >>3.6.2. CUPS(TM) >>--------------- >> >>- Alternatively, you can configure the system using any web browser if >>- `swat' is installed: >> >>Incorrect; I installed cups printers by browser without 'swat'. >> >>+ Alternatively, you can configure the system using any web browser: > > > Hmmm... you seem to be right on Sarge. But strange. So what is swat > package for these days. Do you know any documentation describing this > change? No, I don't know anything about 'swat,' but I don't think this is new. I installed my first cups printer with mozilla in December, 2003 on a sid system without swat. Why would anyone need samba to install and configure a cups printer on a linux system? Perhaps the swat comment originated in someone needing to configure a printer on a windows network.... I'm just guessing here. Regards, Ralph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
