Operation Manual

A
Helpand Troubleshooting
A.1 Helpand Documentation
openSUSE®comes with various sources of information and documentation,many
of which are already integratedinto your installed system.
Documentation in
/usr/share/doc
This traditional help directory holds various documentationfiles and release notes
for your system.It containsalso information of installedpackages in the subdirec-
tory
packages
. Find more detailedinformation in SectionA.1.1,“Documentation
Directory” (page 77).
Man Pagesand Info Pages for Shell Commands
When workingwith the shell,you do not need to know the optionsof the com-
mands by heart. Traditionally, the shell provides integratedhelp by means of
man pages and info pages.Read more in SectionA.1.2,“Man Pages”(page 79)
and SectionA.1.3, “Info Pages”(page 80).
Desktop Help Centers
The help centersof both the KDE desktop(KDE help center)and the GNOME
desktop(Help) provide central access to the most important documentationre-
sources on your systemin searchable form. Theseresources include online help
for installed applications,man pages, info pages, and the Novell/SUSEmanuals
delivered withyour product.
Separate Help Packages for Some Applications
When installing new software with YaST, the software documentationis installed
automatically(in most cases)and usually appearsin the help centerof your
desktop.However,some applications, such as GIMP, may have different online
help packages that can be installedseparatelywith YaST and do not integrate
into the help centers.
A.1.1 Documentation Directory
The traditional directory to find documentationon your installed Linux system is
/usr/share/doc
. Usually, the directory containsinformation about the packages in-
stalled on your system,plus release notes,manuals, and more.
NOTE:Contents Depends on Installed Packages
In the Linux world, many manuals and other kinds of documentationare available
in the form of packages,just like software. Howmuch and whichinformation you