[lug] howto rpm?

[D. Stimits]

bof wrote:
> D. Stimits wrote:
> 
>> Back in my old RH 7.1 install, I had an rpm which provided 
>> /usr/share/doc/HOWTO/. I cannot seem to find one that goes with RH 
>> 7.3, it seems to have been discontinued. If I go to rpmfind.org, I 
>> don't even see the 7.1 version anymore, only other distros show up 
>> with a HOWTO rpm. Can anyone tell me the fait of this rpm, whether 
>> there is perhaps some more obscure web site that would have it?
>>
> 
> 
> Try ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-7.1-en/doc/RedHat/RPMS/
> 
> The file "howto-7.1-1.noarch.rpm", at a mere 6077 KB size, might be the 
> one you are after.
> 
> There was discussion of the decision to drop the HOW-TO's on the RH7.3 
> list, and the reasons given were that many of them were so old and out 
> of date that they were not of value any more.

That is too bad, they were still a good source. I do have the 7.1 rpm, I 
was hoping there was a 7.3 with just 1 or 2 updated HOWTO's.

D. Stimits, stimits AT idcomm.com