DocBook Install mini-HOWTO

Robert B Easter

Revision History
Revision v1.8	2002-02-04	Revised by: rbe

DocBook-Install-mini-HOWTO is a detailed practical guide for novices to quickly getting DocBook installed and processing SGML files into HTML, PS, and PDF files on a GNU/Linux system - other systems may be similar. Since setup of DocBook requires files from several separately distributed packages, it can be confusing for beginners.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1. Information About this Document
1.2. What is DocBook
1.3. Brief Overview

2. Download the Packages

2.1. OpenJade
2.2. DocBook SGML DTD
2.3. ISO8879 ENTITY SGML
2.4. DocBook DSSSL
2.5. SGMLtools-Lite
2.6. HTMLdoc
2.7. DocBook2X

3. Install the Packages

3.1. Before You Install
3.2. Install OpenJade
3.3. DocBook SGML DTD
3.4. DocBook DSSSL
3.5. SGMLtools-Lite
3.6. htmldoc
3.7. DocBook2X and SGMLS.pm (sgmlspl)
3.8. $SGML_CATALOG_FILES

4. Using DocBook

4.1. Generating HTML
4.2. Generating rtf and tex
4.3. Generating dvi and ps
4.4. Generating pdf
4.5. Using make
4.6. Generating a man page

A. Legal

A.1. Copyright and Licenses
A.2. Disclaimer

B. GNU Free Documentation License

0. PREAMBLE
1. APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS
2. VERBATIM COPYING
3. COPYING IN QUANTITY
4. MODIFICATIONS
5. COMBINING DOCUMENTS
6. COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS
7. AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
8. TRANSLATION
9. TERMINATION
10. FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE
How to use this License for your documents

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