#1101827 man: can't resolve man7/groff_man.7

Package:
manpages
Source:
manpages
Submitter:
Marco Herrn
Date:
2026-02-28 15:41:01 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1101827#5
Date:
2025-04-01 11:43:06 UTC
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Apparently the manpage of `man` references another manpage `groff_man.7`
that is not available if the groff package is not installed. This leads to
the following error message:

  $ man man
  man: can't resolve man7/groff_man.7

See https://askubuntu.com/a/1521318 for more information.
#1101827#10
Date:
2026-02-28 15:20:02 UTC
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I'm seeing this bug too.