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Bug#608828: installation-guide: Users need direction to the functionality they expect



On 01/03/2011 04:27:46 PM, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> On 01/03/2011 02:31:51 PM, Christian PERRIER wrote:
> > Quoting Karl O. Pinc (kop@meme.com):
> > 
> > > Many users expect that their system have software that's
> > > not in the stock Debian stable repos.

> > 
> > So, indeed, thanks in advance for the upcoming patch you will 
> > propose.
> 
> My inclination is to add minimal text which contains a link
> to http://wiki.debian.org/DebianSoftware.  (Which has only
> an Italian translation at the moment.)
> 
> Something like:
> Chapter 8. Next Steps and Where to Go From Here
> ...
> 8.3. Orienting Yourself to Debian
> ...
> 8.3.1. Debian Packaging System
> ... (all existing content)
> -----------<snip>----------
> 
> 8.3.1.1 Additional Software Available for Debian

Would it be better to keep it only 3 levels of section
deep so that it shows up in the table of contents?
(Make it 8.3.2?)



Karl <kop@meme.com>
Free Software:  "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
                 -- Robert A. Heinlein




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