
                    WELCOME TO DEBIAN LINUX!
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Welcome to the exciting world of Debian Linux.  If you are new to Linux,
or Unix(tm), then you will most likely start to look for further information
sooner or later.  Here are some hints where to get it:

1. The Unix manual pages:

   The original Unix online manual may be accessed through the `man' command.
   References to the `man' database are often written as man(1), meaning
   the topic `man' in section `1' of the manual.  To access the specific
   sections of the man database just type the following sequence:

     man SECTION TOPIC

   where `SECTION' and `TOPIC' are to be replaced by the section and topic
   you want to know about. If you have the X11 window system installed, then
   you can access the man database through X11 clients like `xman' or `tkman'.

2. The GNU info system:

   The lack of cross-references and other short-comings of the traditional
   man pages prompted the FSF to invent a new online-manual system for their
   GNU project, called GNU info.  It bases on the GNU texinfo package which
   can either process the texinfo sources with TeX to produce high-quality
   printed manuals or create info files with hyperlinks for the use as
   online information.  Traditionally the GNU info system is accessed through
   GNU emacs, but there is also standalone command called `info' with the
   same functionality and interface.  Additionally there are X11 clients
   like `xinfo' or `tkinfo' available.

3. The /usr/doc hierarchy:

   On Linux systems, especially on Debian Linux, additional information
   like copyrights, examples and documents not fitting the categories above
   are store in the directory hierarchy /usr/doc.

4. Ask for help:

   If you still need assistance, ask your system administrator or contact
   the Debian mailing lists (look at /usr/doc/debian*/mailing-lists.txt)

Your Debian Linux development team.
