Re: .deb / dpkg for dummies
On Nov 28, 2011, at 11:26 AM, Piotr Wydymus wrote:
> At first, hello everyone - I subscribed yesterday.
Hi, Piotr, and welcome.
> Sorry, but manpages are long, complicated and discouraging for newbies.
No, manpages aren't for newbies. But they aren't for oldbies either -- they're intended as reminders for when you already know what a command is for, but can't quite remember the correct syntax. They're great for that, but can be less than optimal for learning.
> It's definitely better to recommend some simple web guide first. What develops curiosity in linux word is success IMO.
I've learned a lot from Martin Krafft's book, "The Debian System." It's not a website, and it's a little long in the tooth, but it has a lot of good info on the apt/dpkg/.deb collection (among other things). Apt doesn't seem to have changed significantly since the book was written.
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Glenn English
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