Re: Debian Questions on apt-get

[Paul E Condon <pecondon@mesanetworks.net>]

On 20110611_193705, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Sb, 11 iun 11, 10:05:16, Paul E Condon wrote:
> > 
> > OT: while checking my memory on this, I noticed a plaintive question
> > from 2007 about the "Aptitude Reference Manual" which seemed to be
> > mentioned in Debian documentation but seemed not to exist. My quick
> > search indicates that this situation still exists in 2011. The
> > aptitude man page references 'Aptitude Reference Manual' but I get no
> > hits for that string while searching www.debian.org, or googling the
> > general web (other than questions about where to find it, over the years).
> 
> apt-cache show aptitude-doc-en

Thanks, but ...

This forces me to ask yet another clueless question: When I install a
documentation package, like this one, where are the documentation
files placed? There is an entry corresponding to the package name in
/usr/share/doc/ but there is seldom any clue there as to where the
docucmentation was placed. Is there a general rule?  Is there a
special place where *all* documentation is put? Do I open the .deb and
read the install script? Is there a better way (I hope)? I think I am
missing something that is really basic. Help!

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Paul E Condon           
pecondon@mesanetworks.net