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How to install section 9 of man command in debian


As a newbie of Linux Driver Developer, I often need to find a kernel API's usage.

In this post's answer, amrith92 said there exit section 9 of man command. After testing on my Debian, however, It seems no section 9 on in my system.

How could I install section 9 of man command in Debian System.


Solution

  • In Debian 7.8 (Wheezy) you need to install linux-manual-3.2 package:

    sudo apt-get install linux-manual-3.2
    

    Package description:

    This package provides the Kernel Hacker's Guide in the form of manual pages, describing the kernel API functions. They are installed into section 9 of the manual.

    In other Debian version try to search package you need:

    apt-cache search linux-manual
    apt-cache show <package_name>