On 06/11/98 at 07:16 PM, Ed Cogburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >forest wrote: >> >> I've installed Debian 1.3 but can't run many commands, including man. Why? >>
> You need to tell us what error messages the system says when you try >to run these commands. IIRC, the manpages and man-db packages are not >by default installed unless you select them (Can somebody who has >recently installed bo confirm this?). Try running 'dpkg --status >man-db'. If it says 'not installed' on the 'Status' line then you >haven't installed it. If man-db is installed, then let us see what the >error messages are (from the man command). Well, you know the answer.... it depends. If installed from floppies(and the rest of the distribution isn't available), a bunch is left out(that is the status on my dx4-100). If installed from CD, dselect runs after the reboot with the manpages selected for install. George ---------------------------------------------------- A computer virus can be said to either 1) trash your hard drive, 2) lock up your computer, or 3) slow down your computer over time. Sounds like windows to me. ---------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
