Operation Manual

find in
/usr/share/docs
also depends on the (documentation)packages installed.
If you cannot find the subdirectoriesmentionedhere, check if the respective
packages are installedon your systemand add them with YaST, if needed.
Novell/SUSE Manuals
We provide HTML and PDF versionsof our books in different languages.In the
manual
subdirectory,find HTML versionsof most of the Novell/SUSEmanuals available for
your product. For an overviewof all documentationavailable for your product refer
to the prefaceof the manuals.
If more than one languageis installed,
/usr/share/doc/manual
may contain different
language versionsof the manuals. The HTML versionsof the Novell/SUSEmanuals
are also available in the help centerof both desktops.For information on where to
find the PDF and HTML versionsof the books on your installationmedia, refer to the
openSUSE Release Notes.They are available on your installed systemunder
/usr/
share/doc/release-notes/
or online at your product-specific Web page at
http://
www.novell.com/documentation/
.
HOWTOs
If the
howto
package is installedon your system,
/usr/share/doc
also holdsthe
howto
subdirectory, where you find additional documentationfor many tasks relating to
the setup and operationof Linux software.
Package Documentation
Under
packages
, find the documentationthat is included in the software packages
installed on your system. For every package, a subdirectory
/usr/share/doc/
packages/ packagename
is created. It often contains README files for the package and
sometimesexamples, configurationfiles, or additional scripts.The following list in-
troduces typical filesto be found under
/usr/share/doc/packages
. None of these
entriesare mandatoryand many packages might just include a few of them.
AUTHORS
Listof the main developers.
BUGS
Known bugs or malfunctions.Might also contain a link to a Bugzilla Web page
where you cansearch all bugs.
CHANGES
,
ChangeLog
Summary of changesfrom versionto version.Usually interesting for developers,
becauseit is very detailed.
COPYING
,
LICENSE
Licensing information.
FAQ
Question and answerscollectedfrom mailing lists or newsgroups.
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