How do I get the man command?












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I just installed Windows Subsystem for Linux for the first time and downloaded the Debian distribution from the Windows Store.



The first thing I tried to do was use the "mv" command. The second thing was to run "man mv" because I don't remember how to use it. But I received the error:



-bash: man: command not found


It looks like the package I want is called manpages. But I can't install that:



sudo apt-get install manpages

[sudo] password for pi:

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

Package manpages is not available, but is referred to by another package.

This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source



E: Package 'manpages' has no installation candidate


How do I get the man command up and running?






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    apt install man-db?

    – elken
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:58











  • E: Unable to locate package man-db

    – James Orr
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:59






  • 1





    Try apt update and then the commands.

    – elken
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:59











  • Tried with both "apt-get" and "apt". Is there a difference?

    – James Orr
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:59






  • 1





    apt is the newer version of apt-get.

    – elken
    Nov 16 '18 at 19:00
















3















I just installed Windows Subsystem for Linux for the first time and downloaded the Debian distribution from the Windows Store.



The first thing I tried to do was use the "mv" command. The second thing was to run "man mv" because I don't remember how to use it. But I received the error:



-bash: man: command not found


It looks like the package I want is called manpages. But I can't install that:



sudo apt-get install manpages

[sudo] password for pi:

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

Package manpages is not available, but is referred to by another package.

This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source



E: Package 'manpages' has no installation candidate


How do I get the man command up and running?






windows-subsystem-for-linux







share|improve this question


















  • 1





    apt install man-db?

    – elken
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:58











  • E: Unable to locate package man-db

    – James Orr
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:59






  • 1





    Try apt update and then the commands.

    – elken
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:59











  • Tried with both "apt-get" and "apt". Is there a difference?

    – James Orr
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:59






  • 1





    apt is the newer version of apt-get.

    – elken
    Nov 16 '18 at 19:00














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3








3








I just installed Windows Subsystem for Linux for the first time and downloaded the Debian distribution from the Windows Store.



The first thing I tried to do was use the "mv" command. The second thing was to run "man mv" because I don't remember how to use it. But I received the error:



-bash: man: command not found


It looks like the package I want is called manpages. But I can't install that:



sudo apt-get install manpages

[sudo] password for pi:

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

Package manpages is not available, but is referred to by another package.

This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source



E: Package 'manpages' has no installation candidate


How do I get the man command up and running?






windows-subsystem-for-linux







share|improve this question














I just installed Windows Subsystem for Linux for the first time and downloaded the Debian distribution from the Windows Store.



The first thing I tried to do was use the "mv" command. The second thing was to run "man mv" because I don't remember how to use it. But I received the error:



-bash: man: command not found


It looks like the package I want is called manpages. But I can't install that:



sudo apt-get install manpages

[sudo] password for pi:

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

Package manpages is not available, but is referred to by another package.

This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source



E: Package 'manpages' has no installation candidate


How do I get the man command up and running?






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windows-subsystem-for-linux






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  • 1





    apt install man-db?

    – elken
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:58











  • E: Unable to locate package man-db

    – James Orr
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:59






  • 1





    Try apt update and then the commands.

    – elken
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:59











  • Tried with both "apt-get" and "apt". Is there a difference?

    – James Orr
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:59






  • 1





    apt is the newer version of apt-get.

    – elken
    Nov 16 '18 at 19:00














  • 1





    apt install man-db?

    – elken
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:58











  • E: Unable to locate package man-db

    – James Orr
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:59






  • 1





    Try apt update and then the commands.

    – elken
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:59











  • Tried with both "apt-get" and "apt". Is there a difference?

    – James Orr
    Nov 16 '18 at 18:59






  • 1





    apt is the newer version of apt-get.

    – elken
    Nov 16 '18 at 19:00








1




1





apt install man-db?

– elken
Nov 16 '18 at 18:58





apt install man-db?

– elken
Nov 16 '18 at 18:58













E: Unable to locate package man-db

– James Orr
Nov 16 '18 at 18:59





E: Unable to locate package man-db

– James Orr
Nov 16 '18 at 18:59




1




1





Try apt update and then the commands.

– elken
Nov 16 '18 at 18:59





Try apt update and then the commands.

– elken
Nov 16 '18 at 18:59













Tried with both "apt-get" and "apt". Is there a difference?

– James Orr
Nov 16 '18 at 18:59





Tried with both "apt-get" and "apt". Is there a difference?

– James Orr
Nov 16 '18 at 18:59




1




1





apt is the newer version of apt-get.

– elken
Nov 16 '18 at 19:00





apt is the newer version of apt-get.

– elken
Nov 16 '18 at 19:00












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apt update to update the local package lists followed by apt install man-db to install the actual package.






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    Thanks! How does apt update make the man-db package visible?

    – James Orr
    Nov 16 '18 at 19:05











  • apt update gets the latest versions of all packages.

    – elken
    Nov 16 '18 at 19:07











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    Thanks! How does apt update make the man-db package visible?

    – James Orr
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  • apt update gets the latest versions of all packages.

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apt update to update the local package lists followed by apt install man-db to install the actual package.






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    Thanks! How does apt update make the man-db package visible?

    – James Orr
    Nov 16 '18 at 19:05











  • apt update gets the latest versions of all packages.

    – elken
    Nov 16 '18 at 19:07














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    Thanks! How does apt update make the man-db package visible?

    – James Orr
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  • apt update gets the latest versions of all packages.

    – elken
    Nov 16 '18 at 19:07














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    Thanks! How does apt update make the man-db package visible?

    – James Orr
    Nov 16 '18 at 19:05











  • apt update gets the latest versions of all packages.

    – elken
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apt update gets the latest versions of all packages.

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