Re: [newbie] Manuals?
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 08:38:48 +0200 Duncan Anderson wrote: > Why has nobody mentioned "man" Could it be that most "man" are written by programmers as an after thought and are therefore not palatable by the by many linux users much less a linux novice. Charles -- It is impossible for an optimist to be pleasantly surprised. - Mandrake Linux 10.1 on PurpleDragon 2.6.8.1-20mdk-i686-up-64GB http://www.eslrahc.com - pgpaXp7pqCrK1.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Manuals?
Why has nobody mentioned "man". The full manual set for the operating system can be accessed by using "man". The only exceptions are KDE type programs which use the KDE help system, etc. regards Duncan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Manuals?
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 13:30:37 +1000, Scott Manning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: - Original Message - From: "eric jackson" When I first started using Mandrake I printed out Mandrake's online documentation. The only on-line documentation is basicly the install manual... not the user manual... is that all there is? Thanks Scotty I bought a copy of the manual for 9.1. I just checked http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/fdoc.php3 . The docs for 10.0 are there. I checked the table of contents of the online documentation against the table of contents in my copy of the 9.1 docs. It seems to me that they are just about the same. In other words, it appears that the docs online are the same as the manual. If you are looking for something else, try usr/share/doc. I think The Linux Documentation Project Files (not Mandrake specific) comes with Mandrake, even when you download it. If you can't find them there, Google for the Project and you should be able to find it. Using Google you can often find docs for specific software. Eric Jackson -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Manuals?
On Mon, 2004-11-29 at 14:30, Scott Manning wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "eric jackson" > > > When I first started using Mandrake I printed out Mandrake's online > > documentation. > > The only on-line documentation is basicly the install manual... not the user > manual... is that all there is? > > Thanks > > Scotty /usr/share/doc Heaps. -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales --- GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives 100% Microsoft Free - Reboot is NOT an option. Registered Linux User # 267497 --- Scully: I'm just constantly amazed by you. I.. you're working down here in the basement sifting through files and transmissions that any other agent would just throw away in the garbage. Mulder: Well, that's why I'm in the basement, Scully. Scully: You're in the basement because they know they could drop you in the middle of a desert and tell you the truth is out there and you'd ask them for a shovel. Mulder: That's what you think of me? Scully: Well, maybe not a shovel. Maybe a back hoe. Mulder: Well, that's good, because there's some garbage in San-Francisco I want you to help me dig through. "The X-Files: Piper Maru" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Manuals?
- Original Message - From: "eric jackson" When I first started using Mandrake I printed out Mandrake's online documentation. The only on-line documentation is basicly the install manual... not the user manual... is that all there is? Thanks Scotty Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Manuals?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 27 Nov 2004 00:10, Scott Manning wrote: I am having more toruble than I thought with MDK10 and I was thinking that getting the box set with the manuals might be a big help. Does anyone have the box & manuals? Are they very helpful or like most manuals these days refer you to the how-tos or mandrakeclub? Maybe the best thing is to get a Mandrake Club membership? When I first started using Mandrake I printed out Mandrake's online documentation. It took a little while but it was easy enough. I then took the printed material to Staples and had them bind them. They would only bind 200 pages in one binding so I ended up with 3 or 4 books but I'm pretty sure it cost me less than $10 US dollars to get them bound. Eric Jackson Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Manuals?
> > I am having more toruble than I thought with MDK10 and I was thinking > > that getting the box set with the manuals might be a big help. Does > > anyone have the box & manuals? Are they very helpful or like most manuals > > these days refer you to the how-tos or mandrakeclub? Maybe the best thing > > is to get a Mandrake Club membership? I have the box set + manual but didn´t really use the manual since the install went well. With the box set, you get 1 or 2 months of individual help which is very good Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Manuals?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 27 Nov 2004 00:10, Scott Manning wrote: > I am having more toruble than I thought with MDK10 and I was thinking that > getting the box set with the manuals might be a big help. Does anyone have > the box & manuals? Are they very helpful or like most manuals these days > refer you to the how-tos or mandrakeclub? Maybe the best thing is to get a > Mandrake Club membership? > One reason that you are pointed to how-tos is that printed manuals are expensive to make and quickly go out of date. From your point of view I would think the Club membership would be a better buy, as you get all the same documentation on-line (which I think anyone can get) and also access to the club forums and download areas. From MandrakeSoft's point of view, they get more money out of a download+club membership than they do from selling you a boxed set. IMO it's a win-win. Anne - -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBqDUpkFAvMr/nNX8RAooPAJ9bSUiBH6ZopH+QlBP+dv66StRXEwCfaTPD GIS3OdJXUOpf+2gImYZYYtc= =aPhc -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Manuals?
On Friday 26 November 2004 06:10 pm, Scott Manning wrote: > I am having more toruble than I thought with MDK10 and I was thinking that > getting the box set with the manuals might be a big help. Does anyone have > the box & manuals? Are they very helpful or like most manuals these days > refer you to the how-tos or mandrakeclub? Maybe the best thing is to get a > Mandrake Club membership? > > Thanks in advance > > Scotty Scotty, the boxed sets are just now shipping out. May be a few days before anyone has manuals -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Manuals?
I am having more toruble than I thought with MDK10 and I was thinking that getting the box set with the manuals might be a big help. Does anyone have the box & manuals? Are they very helpful or like most manuals these days refer you to the how-tos or mandrakeclub? Maybe the best thing is to get a Mandrake Club membership? Thanks in advance Scotty Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
