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[Ric Moore]

On 02/12/2013 03:42 PM, William Scott Lockwood III wrote:
> Did you look under |/usr/share/doc? |You may also want to search the
> repo's for documentation packages, depending on what specifically it is
> that you are looking for. The apt-cache command is good for this, for
> example 'apt-cache search \\-doc | less'. You can also find packages
> installed on your system already fairly easily that contain
> documentation with dpkg. For example, 'dpkg -l | grep ^ii | grep \\-doc'
> will return a list of installed packages that end in doc. Lastly, if you
> are having trouble with a particular command, try 'man <command_name>'.

During a live-cd session I noticed a help button on the tool bar. Maybe, 
like me, he's wondering where it went. It seemed useful, like 
having"Don't panic!" there.  :) Ric



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"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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