DocBook Install mini-HOWTO

Robert B Easter

reaster@comptechnews.com

Revision History
Revision v1.5	2025-01-27	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 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. What is DocBook
1.2. 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
2.8. Quick Download Links

3. Install the Packages

3.1. Install OpenJade
3.2. DocBook SGML DTD
3.3. DocBook DSSSL
3.4. sgmltools-lite
3.5. htmldoc
3.6. DocBook2X and SGMLS.pm (sgmlspl)
3.7. $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 manpage

5. Copyright

5.1. New Versions of this Document
5.2. Copyright Information
5.3. Disclaimer