>Dear listmembers, > >I have just installed Linux (debian) and I was very happy with the >installation "wizard". It sure made it easy to install. > >I would like to suggest something though. Is it possible that in future >realease 'man' be included in the base system? I'll explain why... > >I have installed, using the rescue, drivers and base diskettes the Debian >Linux on my PC. Nevertheless because the driver for my NIC (3C905-TX) is >not current as of 1.3 release, my networking is disabled (I have to get a >patch; that's a all new story... it's been giving me a headache to but >I'll get there eventually). > >As such I can't install any additional packages (I don't have a CD so I >need to install accross the net). > >I have noticed that there are lotza man pages in my basic setup but no >'man' command to read them. :-) > >Well just a suggestion as man does come handy! :-)
There might be reasons not to include man on a system. I have a friend who has a very limited Linux box connecting to a server. It can only boot and mount a disk through NFS, and the manpages are on the server. However, I wonder if it wouldn't be a good idea to put the base manpages in their own, non-base package? Any thoughts about that? --- Benoit Goudreault-Emond Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My opinions are mine only and may not reflect those of my employer. E-mail me to obtain my public PGP key. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
