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man-db

The man command and related utilities for examining on-line help files

About man-db

The man command and related utilities for examining on-line help files

This project links 12 native package records across 5 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 3 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 3 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 4 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 1 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.man-db: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.213 recordsAlpine Linux 3.223 recordsAlpine Linux 3.234 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)1 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)1 records
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Project identity

Project
man-db
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
12
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13
License expression
GPL-2.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

The man command and related utilities for examining on-line help files (documentation)

Description source

Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. man-db

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source man-db

    2.13.0-r0

    The man command and related utilities for examining on-line help files

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. man-db-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source man-db

    2.13.0-r0

    The man command and related utilities for examining on-line help files (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  3. man-db-lang

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source man-db

    2.13.0-r0

    Languages for package man-db

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. man-db

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source man-db

    2.13.1-r0

    The man command and related utilities for examining on-line help files

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. man-db-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source man-db

    2.13.1-r0

    The man command and related utilities for examining on-line help files (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  3. man-db-lang

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source man-db

    2.13.1-r0

    Languages for package man-db

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. man-db

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source man-db

    2.13.1-r1

    The man command and related utilities for examining on-line help files

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. man-db-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source man-db

    2.13.1-r1

    The man command and related utilities for examining on-line help files (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  3. man-db-lang

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source man-db

    2.13.1-r1

    Languages for package man-db

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  4. man-db-systemd

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source man-db

    2.13.1-r1

    The man command and related utilities for examining on-line help files (systemd files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. man-db

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / doc

    2.11.2-2

    tools for reading manual pages

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. man-db

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / doc

    2.13.1-1

    tools for reading manual pages

    amd64arm64trixie

Project resources and further reading

Mapping provenance

Only source-backed identity signals create public cross-OS links. A reviewer can later approve or dispute an inferred relationship without rewriting native package history.

No field-level source record is published yet.