Re: Help with Debian GNU/Linux (fwd)
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>> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 10:53:38 PDT
>> From: Chris Grant <mithrandir55@hotmail.com>
>> To: linux-newbie@vger.rutgers.edu
>> Subject: Help with Debian GNU/Linux
>>
>> I just downloaded Debian GNU/Linux 1.3 and am using bash as the shell.
>> I am completely new to the Linux/Unix world, so forgive me if any of
>> these questions seem foolish. Whenever I try to use the manual for a
>> command by typing "man", bash tells me it can't find the command "man".
>> Could someone please tell me what directory "man" is in so I can put it
>> in my path? Could this be a problem with Debian, and if it is what
>> distribution of Linux is a good one to get?
'man' is in /usr/bin . And check that you have installed the 'manpages'
package (dpkg -s manpages). AFAIK man should be in your path in
standard installation, but if you just downloaded the seven base disks
you might not have the package installed. Use dselect to install more
packages from ftp site, if you have internet connection from that machine,
so that you'll get also the packages something might depend on.
Also, I'm thinking of
>> buying "Running Linux" by Matt Welsh and Lar Kaufman. Is this a good
>> book to get if I know almost nothing now and want to become a fairly
>> advanced user? If not, what books would be good for those goals? And
>> are there any books that I really should get in addition to "Running
>> Linux"? Last question, I'm interested in learning to program Linux
>> drivers, and maybe even debuging the kernal. What language are these
>> thing coded in, or what language would I have to learn if I want to do
>> these things? Thanks a lot.
That should be a good basic book. Generally all O'Reillys books are good
(they also have one about kernel driver developement IIRC).
There is also the Debian Users Guide by Dale Scheetz available from
www.linuxpress.com. There is an online version or you can order the
book.
--j
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