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Re: what the hell?

From John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: what the hell?
Date 2015-12-25 15:43 -0600
Organization Dancing Horse Hill
Message-ID <8760zmrypc.fsf@thumper.dhh.gt.org> (permalink)
References (6 earlier) <n5ii5l$5s5$1@speranza.aioe.org> <n5jq4p$o75$3@dont-email.me> <n5k5qv$1r7$1@speranza.aioe.org> <slrnn7r7h6.nf9.maxupixu@pisces.my-domain> <n5katk$cip$1@speranza.aioe.org>

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Henry Wilson writes:
> Now, can you or can you not tell me if there is a simple and
> consistent way of running a package like TIN, which is apparently
> installed in my computer but is nowhere to be seen...and it is not the
> only one I have tried.

I just installed tin:

thumper/~ 19 sudo apt-get install tin
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  tin
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2132 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/686 kB of archives.
After this operation, 2,316 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package tin.
(Reading database ... 516770 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../tin_1%3a2.3.1-1+b1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking tin (1:2.3.1-1+b1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.47) ...
Setting up tin (1:2.3.1-1+b1) ...
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.47) ...

And ran it:

thumper/~ 19 tin -r
                                                      Group Selection (news.dhh.gt.org  14)          h=help

     1    15  alt.med.veterinary                Veterinary medicine and animal health
     2   484  alt.os.linux                      Discussion of Linux, a SysVish 386 PD OS.
     3    88  alt.os.linux.debian               -x-
     4        alt.pets.parrots.african-grey     -x-
     5     1  comp.emacs                        EMACS editors of different flavors.
     6     1  comp.os.linux.announce            Announcements important to the Linux community. (Moderated)
     7     4  comp.os.linux.development.apps    Writing Linux applications, porting to Linux.
     8   118  comp.os.linux.misc                Linux-specific topics not covered by other groups.
     9    13  comp.os.linux.setup               Linux installation and system administration.
    10        gnu.misc.discuss                  Serious discussion about GNU and freed software.
    11        comp.os.linux.development.system  Linux kernels, device drivers, modules.
    12        newsguy.announce                  -x-
    13     1  rec.equestrian                    Discussion of things equestrian.
    14     7  rec.sport.fencing                 All aspects of swordplay.

Works fine.

You are aware that tin has no GUI and is to be started from the command
line, are you not?  And that you need to at least glance at the man page
before using it if you are not already familiar with it?
-- 
John Hasler 
jhasler@newsguy.com
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA

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what the hell? HGW <hw@...> - 2015-12-24 08:36 +1100
  Re: what the hell? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2015-12-23 22:46 +0100
  Re: what the hell? Jens Stuckelberger <Jens_Stuckelberger@nowhere.net> - 2015-12-23 23:58 +0000
  Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-24 00:28 +0000
    Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-24 11:43 +0000
      Re: what the hell? "D. Lowe" <d.lowe@openmailbox.org> - 2015-12-24 11:57 +0000
        Re: what the hell? "D. Lowe" <d.lowe@openmailbox.org> - 2015-12-24 12:00 +0000
          Re: what the hell? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-12-24 08:01 -0600
          Re: what the hell? "Carlos E.R." <cer@invalid.es> - 2015-12-24 15:02 +0100
            Re: what the hell? Andreas Kohlbach <decem15.8.ankman@spamgourmet.net> - 2015-12-24 17:19 -0500
              Re: what the hell? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-01-05 12:36 +0100
                Re: what the hell? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-05 18:46 +0000
      Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-24 12:22 +0000
      Re: what the hell? Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2015-12-24 12:23 +0000
        Re: what the hell? "john@wexfordpress.com" <john@wexfordpress.com> - 2016-01-05 10:53 -0800
          Re: what the hell? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-05 19:16 +0000
            Re: what the hell? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-01-06 00:40 +0100
              Re: what the hell? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-06 03:13 +0000
      Re: what the hell? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2015-12-24 13:52 +0100
        Re: what the hell? Andreas Kohlbach <decem15.8.ankman@spamgourmet.net> - 2015-12-24 17:23 -0500
      Re: what the hell? "Carlos E.R." <cer@invalid.es> - 2015-12-24 15:05 +0100
        Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-24 14:24 +0000
          Re: what the hell? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-01-05 12:38 +0100
        Re: what the hell? Andreas Kohlbach <decem15.8.ankman@spamgourmet.net> - 2015-12-24 17:28 -0500
          Re: what the hell? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-12-25 16:51 +0000
      Re: what the hell? ray carter <ray@zianet.com> - 2015-12-24 15:23 +0000
      Re: what the hell? Jens Stuckelberger <Jens_Stuckelberger@nowhere.net> - 2015-12-24 16:52 +0000
        Re: what the hell? Doug Laidlaw <doug@douglaidlaw.net> - 2015-12-25 04:16 +1100
      Re: what the hell? Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2015-12-24 09:35 -0800
      Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-24 18:23 +0000
      Re: what the hell? Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> - 2015-12-24 23:20 +0000
        Re: what the hell? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2015-12-24 15:27 -0800
        Re: what the hell? HGW <hw@...> - 2015-12-25 12:18 +1100
          Re: what the hell? Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2015-12-24 17:29 -0800
          Re: what the hell? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-25 02:39 +0000
            Re: what the hell? HGW <hw@...> - 2015-12-25 15:54 +1100
              Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-25 09:41 +0000
                Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-25 11:18 +0000
              Re: what the hell? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-25 16:16 +0000
                Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-25 19:35 +0000
                Re: what the hell? Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2015-12-25 19:48 +0000
                Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-25 21:02 +0000
                Re: what the hell? Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2015-12-25 21:47 +0000
                Re: what the hell? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-25 15:43 -0600
                Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-26 10:42 +0000
                Re: what the hell? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-25 21:08 +0000
                Re: what the hell? pureheart@pacbell.net - 2015-12-30 09:23 -0800
                Re: what the hell? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-12-25 15:22 -0600
                Re: what the hell? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-25 21:50 +0000
                Re: what the hell? Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2015-12-27 03:50 +0000
                Re: what the hell? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-25 21:00 -0500
                Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-26 03:55 +0000
                Re: what the hell? Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2015-12-25 20:52 -0800
                Re: what the hell? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-26 10:01 -0600
                Re: what the hell? Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2015-12-26 11:41 -0800
                Re: what the hell? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-12-26 00:16 -0600
                Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-26 10:47 +0000
                Re: what the hell? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-26 13:40 -0500
                Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-26 19:38 +0000
                Re: what the hell? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-26 16:27 -0500
                Re: what the hell? Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2015-12-26 11:40 +0000
                Re: what the hell? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-26 13:32 -0500
                Re: what the hell? HGW <HG@...> - 2015-12-27 00:41 +0000
                Re: what the hell? Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2015-12-27 20:24 +0000
                Re: what the hell? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-27 15:36 -0600
                Re: what the hell? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-01-05 12:54 +0100
                Re: what the hell? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-01-05 08:01 -0600
                Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-05 14:29 +0000
                Re: what the hell? Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2015-12-27 03:50 +0000
          Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-25 10:06 +0000
            Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-25 11:22 +0000
              Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-25 16:03 +0000
                Re: what the hell? HGW <HG@...> - 2015-12-27 00:41 +0000
                Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-27 00:47 +0000
        Re: what the hell? HGW <hw@...> - 2015-12-25 12:20 +1100
  Re: what the hell? "john@wexfordpress.com" <john@wexfordpress.com> - 2016-01-05 10:43 -0800
    Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-01-05 19:50 +0000

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