Re: Debian man pages have annoying feature(sic)
On Tue 02 Jun 2020 at 06:13:00 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 05/30/2020 04:05 PM, David Wright wrote:
> > On Sat 30 May 2020 at 10:08:41 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote:
> > > On 05/30/2020 09:50 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > > > On Sat, May 30, 2020 at 04:13:22PM +0200, l0f4r0@tuta.io wrote:
> > > >
> > > > [...]
> > > >
> > > > > I would suggest the following instead:
> > > >
> > > > [download + unpack]
> > > >
> > > > > Of course, the method indicated by Tomas is great and may be easier than mine (+ doesn't leave Debian package files on your computer).
> > > >
> > > > I don't think "my" method is easier. Personally, I'd go with yours
> > > > any time (I dislike browsers) -- but I had the impression (wrongly?)
> > > > that the OP wanted a "webby" solution. But thanks for chiming in
> > > > with alternatives!
> > > >
> > >
> > > Yes. A "webby" solution can have two benefits in my environment:
> > > a. may minimize download downloaded byte count.
> > > b. following intervening links and cross references can lead to
> > > answering important un-asked questions.
> >
> > For man pages, I type man foo into google. That usually throws
> > up one or two links from different sources.
> > [snip]
>
> You missed my point entirely. I have accessed the man page via
> https://manpages.debian.org/ . It lacks information *CRITICAL* to
> whether or not to install the package. It skirts the issue by
> referring to a file which will exist, *if and only if*, the package
> has already been installed. I.E. classical infinite loop ;}
My References header includes two of you posts. The first says
"NOTE BENE This post is about man pages as a class"
and the second says
"A "webby" solution can have two benefits in my environment"
as seen above. I ignored your little complaint about a specific man
page; instead, I addressed the Debian man pages in the subject line,
and particularly when the name of the command or package is hazy.
Thanks to Andrei for the list of references.
Cheers,
David.
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