oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/helios

`whatis` is not at the expected place

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Description

ry@masaka:~$ man -k "ctfconvert"
/opt/ooce/share/man/whatis: No such file or directory

a workaround is

ry@masaka:~$ pfexec ln -s /usr/bin/whatis /opt/ooce/share/man/whatis

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the man -k "ctfconvert" command and inspect the reported /opt/ooce/share/man/whatis path alongside /usr/bin/whatis. The work is done when the command no longer reports the missing file without relying on the documented pfexec ln -s workaround.

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Assessment

Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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