docbook-xml -- DocBook XML for Debian ------------------------------------- DocBook is pretty much the standard for software documentation. It is managed by a committee formed at OASIS, the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards . More information on DocBook, including the user support community for it, can be found at . This package contains the XML versions of the version 4.x DTDs. The 'docbook' package contains the SGML DTDs. A number of customization packages are also available, generally used to mark up specialized subsets or special applications of DocBook XML. Rather than list them here, please do 'apt-cache search docbook-xml'. Version 5 of DocBook XML is a complete rewrite of DocBook in RELAX NG. It's available in a separate package 'docbook5-xml'. A wonderful introduction and reference is available in the docbook-defguide package, which can also be read online at . A FAQ is maintained by Dave Pawson at . Consider these documents before you send a question. If you wish to format DocBook documents, you'll want to apply a stylesheet to the document, in conjunction with a processor which applies the style. The available stylesheets for DocBook are the docbook-dsssl' ('docbook-dsssl-doc') and 'docbook-xsl' ('docbook-xsl-doc') packages, for DSSSL and XSL stylesheets, respectively. Instructions on operating those stylesheets and DSSSL or XSL processors is beyond the scope of this README. The documentation for the mentioned packages and the Debian SGML/XML HOWTO at should give some guidance. -- Adam Di Carlo , Daniel Leidert