Quick Start Guide

nd in /usr/share/docs also depends on the (documentation) packages installed.
If you cannot nd the subdirectories mentioned here, check if the respective
packages are installed on your system and add them with YaST, if needed.
A.1.1.1 Novell/SUSE Manuals
We provide HTML and PDF versions of our books in dierent languages. In the manual
subdirectory, nd HTML versions of most of the Novell/SUSE manuals available for
your product. For an overview of all documentation available for your product refer
to the preface of the manuals.
If more than one language is installed, /usr/share/doc/manual may contain dierent
language versions of the manuals. The HTML versions of the Novell/SUSE manuals
are also available in the help center of both desktops. For information on where to
nd the PDF and HTML versions of the books on your installation media, refer to the
openSUSE Release Notes. They are available on your installed system under /usr/
share/doc/release-notes/ or online at your product-specic Web page at http://
www.suse.com/documentation/.
A.1.1.2 HOWTOs
If the howto package is installed on your system, /usr/share/doc also holds the howto
subdirectory, where you nd additional documentation for many tasks relating to
the setup and operation of Linux software.
A.1.1.3 Package Documentation
Under packages, nd the documentation that 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 les for the package and
sometimes examples, conguration les, or additional scripts. The following list in-
troduces typical les to be found under /usr/share/doc/packages. None of these
entries are mandatory and many packages might just include a few of them.
AUTHORS
List of the main developers.
BUGS
Known bugs or malfunctions. Might also contain a link to a Bugzilla Web page
where you can search all bugs.
CHANGES , ChangeLog
Summary of changes from version to version. Usually interesting for developers,
because it is very detailed.
COPYING , LICENSE
Licensing information.
FAQ
Question and answers collected from mailing lists or newsgroups.
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