Try apt-get update before you try to install man. Ron Rademaker
On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, A. Tuazon wrote: > Hi, I'm a Linux newbie using version 2.2 of Debian GNU/Linux on an old 486 > with 16megs of ram and 268 megs of HD space. I just installed Linux and > read the tutorial found on-line at the Debian web site. While reading > through the tutorial I came across the command "man" and it said to try the > command "man -k Postscript" as a demonstration. I typed in the command and > I got the message " bash : man : command not found ". I went on IRC to the > debian channel and the people there told me to go to logon root and type the > command "apt-get install man" or "apt-get install man-db" either one > resulted in an error message : " E: couldn't find package man ". > > > Could someone please help me and tell me how do I get the "man" command > working or installed into my system. Thank you ! > > > at > > P.S. I checked the /usr directory and I did find the directory of /man there > as well as the subdirectories of /man : /man1 , /man5, and /man8. These > three directories had filed that ended in .gz > > Any help would be appreciated. > > thanks again > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
