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Re: Man pages don't work - please help.

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From: Ian COWELL
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 00:00

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Thomas Daniel wrote:
> 
> I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I can't seem to find the answer.
> 
> I have recently installed Slackware kernel 1.2.13, and everything is working
> perfectly, except the man pages. I get the message:
> 
>         /usr/bin/gtbl : No such file or directory
>         /usr/bin/groff : No such file or directory
> 
> Does anyone know where these files are? Have I neglected to install some important
> package??
> 
> Thanks
> 
> tomd@mpx.com.au
man uses the groff command, so you need to go back and install it.
It is not one of the basic parts that are installed.
This was on one of the linux news groups just a couple of days ago.
-- 
Ian Cowell
icowell@mpce.mq.edu.au
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