In anticipation of distribution upgrading from Sarge (kernel 2.4) to
Etch, I wanted to review the information on kernel 2.6.8 for Sarge. I
downloaded a huge info file (kernel-doc-2.6.8) successfully. It
unpacked to: /usr/share/doc/ and joined many other doc files
there.

But....I found, to my chagrin, in my ignorance that I couldn't read
the files in any organized way. Is there a file reader for the doc
files? I run Gnome 2.8.3, if that is relevant.

Thanks, all
Dave W.


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On Tue, 10 Apr 2007, Dave Walker wrote:

> In anticipation of distribution upgrading from Sarge (kernel 2.4) to
> Etch, I wanted to review the information on kernel 2.6.8 for Sarge. I
> downloaded a huge info file (kernel-doc-2.6.8) successfully. It
> unpacked to: /usr/share/doc/ and joined many other doc files
> there.
>
> But....I found, to my chagrin, in my ignorance that I couldn't read
> the files in any organized way. Is there a file reader for the doc
> files? I run Gnome 2.8.3, if that is relevant.
>
> Thanks, all
> Dave W.
>

check out the dwww package, it lets read the doc/man pages with a web
browser ..

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On 4/10/07, Jeff D <fixedored@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Apr 2007, Dave Walker wrote:
>
> > In anticipation of distribution upgrading from Sarge (kernel 2.4) to
> > Etch, I wanted to review the information on kernel 2.6.8 for Sarge. I
> > downloaded a huge info file (kernel-doc-2.6.8) successfully. It
> > unpacked to: /usr/share/doc/ and joined many other doc files
> > there.
> >
> > But....I found, to my chagrin, in my ignorance that I couldn't read
> > the files in any organized way. Is there a file reader for the doc
> > files? I run Gnome 2.8.3, if that is relevant.
> >
> > Thanks, all
> > Dave W.
> >
>
> check out the dwww package, it lets read the doc/man pages with a web
> browser ..
>

>
Thanks for the recommendation Jeff D, about dwww. I did ....
apt-cache search dwww and found the package, that
I downloaded with
apt-get install dwww

The download lead to additional downloads - producing a virtual
cascade of associated files (occupying 10's of megabytes). That left
me with 3 questions.

1.) How to get dwww to run?? In case anybody else wants to try dwww,
follow along. I searched among the doc files usr/share/doc/ with a
file browser, but saw nothing ful. In desperation, in a command
window, I looked at the output of
..... man dwww.
The short manual showed the option to run dwww in a command window,
just like any other command, or to run it as a browser URL
(http://localhost/dwww/index.html).
The answer to question 1 reinforces the idea that .... man (package
name) is your friend!

2.) During the copious download binge launched by installing dwww, I
had to wonder which of the associated packages were really important.
I installed all of the "Suggested" packages, and all of the
"Recommended" for dwww. However, the associated packages also had
"Suggested" and "Recommended" downloads. How does anyone know when to
stop in this process? I finally decided arbitrarily to quit installing
more packages.

3.) The installation of apache appears to be involved in the process.
I have no idea to how to properly configure apache for any purpose,
and simply selected the defaults when presented. Have I compromised
the security of my system? Can I test the system security in a simple
way?

Thanks, all
Dave W.


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On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, Dave Walker wrote:

> On 4/10/07, Jeff D <fixedored@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, 10 Apr 2007, Dave Walker wrote:
>>
>> > In anticipation of distribution upgrading from Sarge (kernel 2.4) to
>> > Etch, I wanted to review the information on kernel 2.6.8 for Sarge. I
>> > downloaded a huge info file (kernel-doc-2.6.8) successfully. It
>> > unpacked to: /usr/share/doc/ and joined many other doc files
>> > there.
>> >
>> > But....I found, to my chagrin, in my ignorance that I couldn't read
>> > the files in any organized way. Is there a file reader for the doc
>> > files? I run Gnome 2.8.3, if that is relevant.
>> >
>> > Thanks, all
>> > Dave W.
>> >
>>
>> check out the dwww package, it lets read the doc/man pages with a web
>> browser ..
>>
>
>>
> Thanks for the recommendation Jeff D, about dwww. I did ....
> apt-cache search dwww and found the package, that
> I downloaded with
> apt-get install dwww
>
> The download lead to additional downloads - producing a virtual
> cascade of associated files (occupying 10's of megabytes). That left
> me with 3 questions.
>
> 1.) How to get dwww to run?? In case anybody else wants to try dwww,
> follow along. I searched among the doc files usr/share/doc/ with a
> file browser, but saw nothing ful. In desperation, in a command
> window, I looked at the output of
> .... man dwww.
> The short manual showed the option to run dwww in a command window,
> just like any other command, or to run it as a browser URL
> (http://localhost/dwww/index.html).
> The answer to question 1 reinforces the idea that .... man (package
> name) is your friend!
>
> 2.) During the copious download binge launched by installing dwww, I
> had to wonder which of the associated packages were really important.
> I installed all of the "Suggested" packages, and all of the
> "Recommended" for dwww. However, the associated packages also had
> "Suggested" and "Recommended" downloads. How does anyone know when to
> stop in this process? I finally decided arbitrarily to quit installing
> more packages.
>
> 3.) The installation of apache appears to be involved in the process.
> I have no idea to how to properly configure apache for any purpose,
> and simply selected the defaults when presented. Have I compromised
> the security of my system? Can I test the system security in a simple
> way?
>
> Thanks, all
> Dave W.
>

Hi Dave,

as for #2, that's all subjective. Most time you wont really need any of
the suggested or recommended packages, they might make your life easier
though.

In /etc/apache2/ports , you should see a line that says Listen 80 , change
that to Listen 127.0.0.1:80 , then /etc/init.d/apache2 restart, and then
your apache install will only be listening on the loop-back device. Then
you should be able to point your browser to http://127.0.0.1/dwww .


also there are quite a few sites otu there that you can go to that will
do port scan on your host and show you what is open to the world.
http://www.hackerwatch.org/probe/
http://www.grc.com/ (down to shields up)

hth,
Jeff


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On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 01:25:09PM -0500, Dave Walker wrote:
> On 4/10/07, Jeff D <fixedored@gmail.com> wrote:
> >On Tue, 10 Apr 2007, Dave Walker wrote:
> >
> >> In anticipation of distribution upgrading from Sarge (kernel 2.4) to
> >> Etch, I wanted to review the information on kernel 2.6.8 for Sarge. I
> >> downloaded a huge info file (kernel-doc-2.6.8) successfully. It
> >> unpacked to: /usr/share/doc/ and joined many other doc files
> >> there.
> >>
> >> But....I found, to my chagrin, in my ignorance that I couldn't read
> >> the files in any organized way. Is there a file reader for the doc
> >> files? I run Gnome 2.8.3, if that is relevant.
> >>
> I downloaded with
> apt-get install dwww
>
> The download lead to additional downloads - producing a virtual
> cascade of associated files (occupying 10's of megabytes). That left
> me with 3 questions.
>

Wouldn't it have been simpler to just read all the kernel doc files
separatly, even using a browser, or mc?

Doug.


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On 4/11/07, Jeff D <fixedored@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, Dave Walker wrote:
>
> > On 4/10/07, Jeff D <fixedored@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Tue, 10 Apr 2007, Dave Walker wrote:
> >>
> >> > In anticipation of distribution upgrading from Sarge (kernel 2.4) to
> >> > Etch, I wanted to review the information on kernel 2.6.8 for Sarge. I
> >> > downloaded a huge info file (kernel-doc-2.6.8) successfully. It
> >> > unpacked to: /usr/share/doc/ and joined many other doc files
> >> > there.
> >> >
> >
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> as for #2, that's all subjective. Most time you wont really need any of
> the suggested or recommended packages, they might make your life easier
> though.
>
> In /etc/apache2/ports , you should see a line that says Listen 80 , change
> that to Listen 127.0.0.1:80 , then /etc/init.d/apache2 restart, and then
> your apache install will only be listening on the loop-back device. Then
> you should be able to point your browser to http://127.0.0.1/dwww .
>
>
> also there are quite a few sites otu there that you can go to that will
> do port scan on your host and show you what is open to the world.
> http://www.hackerwatch.org/probe/
> http://www.grc.com/ (down to shields up)
>
> hth,
> Jeff
>
>
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>
Jeff, thanks for the additional comments. I don't seem to have a file
/etc/apache2/ports. As root, apache -v reports v1.3.33; I guess that
explains it. The links that you sent were very informative, and showed
that all the ports were secure. This system is behind a router, maybe
that s.

Doug, in retrospect your suggestion has a lot going for it. I use mc
extensively and can't imagine life without it (reminds me of the du
utility in CPM3!). What was confusing initially was that installing
the doc file (Kernel-doc-2.6.8) threw files in several directories
(and many of them as well!). It didn't give a single clue where it was
placing the files during the install - shouldn't a polite installer to
do that? In searching for the files using the Gnome file finder, I
found a treasure trove of additional doc files that I wasn't aware of.
That triggered the query about an organized doc system. The utility
dwww serves nicely to serve up these doc files, although the overhead
is, admittedly high.

Thanks again
Dave W.


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