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diff --git a/appendixa/introduction.xml b/appendixa/introduction.xml deleted file mode 100644 index e131c60b9..000000000 --- a/appendixa/introduction.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -<sect1 id="aa-intro"> -<title>Introduction</title> -<?dbhtml filename="introduction.html" dir="appendixa"?> - -<para>In this appendix the following aspects of every package -installed in this book are described:</para> - -<itemizedlist> - -<listitem><para>the official download location for the -package,</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>what the package contains,</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>what each program from the package does,</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>what the package needs to be compiled.</para></listitem> - -</itemizedlist> - -<para>Most information about these packages (especially the descriptions of -them) come from the man pages of those packages. We do not include -the entire man page, but just some key elements to make it possible to -understand what a program does. To get information on all details of a program, -please refer to its man page or info page.</para> - -<para>Certain packages are documented in more depth -than others, because we just happen to know more about certain -packages than about others. If you think anything should be added to the -following descriptions, please don't hesitate to email the mailing -lists. We intend that the list should contain an in-depth description -of every package installed, but we can't do it without help.</para> - -<para>Please note that currently only what a package does is described and not -why it needs to be installed. This may be added later.</para> - -<para>Also listed are all of the installation dependencies for all the -packages that are installed in this book. The listings will include -which programs from which packages are needed to successfully compile -the package to be installed.</para> - -<para>These are not running dependencies, meaning they don't tell you -what programs are needed to use that package's programs, just the ones -needed to compile it.</para> - -<para>The dependency list can be, from time to time, outdated in regards -to the currently used package version. Checking dependencies takes quite a -bit of work, so they may lag behind a bit on the package update. But -often with minor package updates, the installation dependencies hardly -change, so they'll be current in most cases. When we upgrade to a major -new release, we'll make sure the dependencies are checked too.</para> - -</sect1> - |