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A Help and Troubleshooting
A.1 Help and Documentation
openSUSE® comes with various sources of information and documentation, many
of which are already integrated into your installed system.
Documentation in /usr/share/doc
This traditional help directory holds various documentation les and release notes
for your system. It contains also information of installed packages in the subdirec-
tory packages. Find more detailed information in Section A.1.1, Documentation
Directory” (page 237).
Man Pages and Info Pages for Shell Commands
When working with the shell, you do not need to know the options of the com-
mands by heart. Traditionally, the shell provides integrated help by means of
man pages and info pages. Read more in Section A.1.2, “Man Pages” (page 239)
and Section A.1.3, “Info Pages” (page 240).
Desktop Help Centers
The help centers of both the KDE desktop (KDE help center) and the GNOME
desktop (Help) provide central access to the most important documentation re-
sources on your system in searchable form. These resources include online help
for installed applications, man pages, info pages, and the Novell/SUSE manuals
delivered with your product.
Separate Help Packages for Some Applications
When installing new software with YaST, the software documentation is installed
automatically (in most cases) and usually appears in the help center of your
desktop. However, some applications, such as GIMP, may have dierent online
help packages that can be installed separately with YaST and do not integrate
into the help centers.
A.1.1 Documentation Directory
The traditional directory to nd documentation on your installed Linux system is
/usr/share/doc. Usually, the directory contains information about the packages in-
stalled on your system, plus release notes, manuals, and more.
NOTE: Contents Depends on Installed Packages
In the Linux world, many manuals and other kinds of documentation are available
in the form of packages, just like software. How much and which information you
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