RE: Help

[Shaleh <shaleh@livenet.net>]

On 08-Feb-99 Bal K. Paudyal wrote:
> I just installed Debian base from floppies to my old 486 EGA pc that does
> not have CD-ROM and internet connection. Is there anyway I can install new
> things there, like man pages etc.? Also some commands do not seem to be
> available there with default bash shell- like fdformat, lpr etc.
> 
> I am the first time user of Unix/Linux, so need a lots of help! Thank you!

You need to place desired packages on a floppy and install the that way.  The
commands you list exist in packages that you have not installed.

Buy a CD-Rom or get net access.  otherwise you are going to be shuffling A LOT
of floppies.