Re: befuddled

[Justin Megawarne <solitude@kholmes.dhis.net>]

And Michael Skipper bestowed upon us all:
> I've installed potato (kernel 2.2.15) on
> my thinkpad from the install floppies, but
> some things seem wrong. I am a rank amateur
> which doesn't help, but (for instance) it
> seems as though I should see some kind of
> kernel (symlink or otherwise) at 
> 
> /usr/src

Head to www.kernel.org and get the latest kernel source. stick it in there.

> but this directory is empty (save for . and ..)
> 
> Also, the man command is not found, as in:
> 
> XXXXX:~# man hwclock ----> bash: man: command not found

apt-get install man.

> sorry to bother this list, but I'm lost and
> help seems elusive. Most books/sites recommend
> (re)building the kernel as a useful and profitable
> thing to do early on, but some real basic 
> functionality seems missing from this install
> 
> this is the 16 floppy potato (rescue, root-bin,
> drivers1-3 and base1-11). 
> 
> Any suggestions are welcome
> TIA
> Mike

Because this is the /base/ system you have to d/l and install components yourself =)
apt-get install <whatever> as you see necessary =)
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