Re: deb package documentation
On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 11:26:04PM -0500, will trillich wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 11:42:05AM -0700, Stephen nyc wrote:
> > I'm actually looking for the installation and
> > configuration documentation in the package ipmasq.deb.
> > I want to have it read and noted before I even try to
> > install debian and set it up.
>
> i've had occasion to wish i could've read the package documents
> BEFORE downloading and installing, as well. afaict, debian.org
> doesn't accomodate that.
>
> to see the package documents, check out
> http://www.they.com/doc/ipmasq/
> where you'll find the stuff that goes into /usr/share/doc/ipmasq/*.
>
> to scratch the surface, try
> http://www.linuxhelp.org/perl/faqs.pl?query=ipmasq
>
> using man2html anyone can provide a browseable version of their
> manpage library, and some have already done so -- including
> http://www.linuxcentral.com/ -> click 'linux man pages' near
> the bottom on the left.
>
> or check out http://ipmasq.cjb.net/ for more on the concept
> and its implementation.
there's also
http://bugs.debian.org/ipmasq
(or whichever package you're interested in) which'll get you
up to date on what's screwy about the package.
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