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Re: Bug#106728: ITP: deb-ref -- Debian Quick Reference guide



On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 04:12:11PM -0400, mdanish@andrew.cmu.edu wrote:
> deb-ref is a quick reference sheet for apt and dpkg for people who
> haven't quite memorized the more commonly used commands.  It includes
> a small explanation of what each command does, as well as grouping
> them into categories.
> Formats are LaTeX, HTML, PostScript, and PDF.
> 
> It is released under the terms of the GNU GPL.

Unless you intend for this to be a reference card that might cover all
things Debian (in which case it likely can't both be useful *and* fit on a
card), please consider not using such a general name for the package.

I'd suggest apt-dpkg-ref or dpkg-apt-ref, or something along those lines.

Aside from that, I think it's great idea, and I laud you for making this
available.  You might consider mentioning dpkg-reconfigure; while not
strictly part of either of these tools, it is of obvious utility and may
someday become part of dpkg itself.  I have also heard more than one person
express incredulity that its existence isn't more widely documented.

-- 
G. Branden Robinson                |  A celibate clergy is an especially good
Debian GNU/Linux                   |  idea, because it tends to suppress any
branden@debian.org                 |  hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.
http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |  -- Carl Sagan

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