hello, very simple. Man-db is not necessary to run linux. it is nice to
have but if you don't have man linux can still run. the other reason why
man is not included in the base distribution is the space issue.
Paul
On Tue, 26 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/25/99 6:19:30 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Debian 1.3 is somewhat obsolete, but I think you need to install the
> man-db package, which is where the man command in 2.x is located.
>
Why on earth isn't man part of the standard dist? I'd think it's important
enough - not everyone is a Linux guru when the get their first copy.
Jay
Jay
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