Re: What packages do what - A HOW-TO

> This question came up at the InstallFest. How do I find an editor package if
> I don't know the names of all the Linux editor packages! The distro in
> question was Slackware, but this HOW-TO applies to other distros as well.
>
> A quick way, of course, is to ask on the PLUG list.
>
> "Hi, I'm new here. Can anyone recommend a simple editor besides vi or emacs?
> I'm using Buffalo Linux."
>
> Some one reply with, for example, "pico", or "You can edit files in Midnight
> Commander." Now you can run the command "whereis pico" or "man pico" to see
> if it is installed. OK, but what about the other one, Midnight Commander.
> What do I type to run that?
>
> Well, the Slackware website has a browsable list of packages. Search on
> "Midnight Commander" and you'll get this:
>
> "mc (Midnight Commander file manager) The Midnight Commander is a Norton
> Commander clone, a program that manipulates and manages files and
> directories. Useful, fast, and has color displays on the Linux console. . ."
>
> Aah, mc! So try "man mc" to see that manpage. Humm, too cryptic. So off to
> www.google.com/linux and type in "Midnight Commander" and there I see that
> Linux Gazette has an Intro to mc with pictures. Good! I'll spend a minute
> and learn the program.
>
> O'Reilly has a nice, cheap Linux Pocket Guide out for about $7USD at Amazon,
> etc.

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