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 ;}
'apt download <package>' has been mentioned a few times. The package
may be opened and the contents of /usr/share/doc/<package> viewed.
This takes all of two minutes. Is there something lacking in this
technique? Too simple and straightforward, perhaps?
--
Brian
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