doc-base 0.8.20 (armel binary) in ubuntu karmic

 This package contains utilities to manage documentation installed on
 a Debian system. It contains a database of document metadata.
 Various third-party systems such as 'dwww', 'dhelp', 'doc-central'
 or 'scrollkeeper' use this data to provide a catalog of available
 documentation.
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 If you want to get additional information about 'doc-base' please
 consult the `Debian doc-base Manual' included in this package.