On Thu 26 Jan 2017 at 08:50:00 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 01/26/2017 08:06 AM, Brian wrote: > >On Thu 26 Jan 2017 at 08:00:03 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > >>On 12/20/2016 09:10 AM, Sven Joachim wrote: > >>>On 2016-12-20 08:34 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > >>> > >>>>When I right click on the top panel and then chose "Help" I receive > >>>>"Could not display help document 'mate-user-guide'. The specified > >>>>location is not supported." > >>>> > >>>>As I do not have adequate bandwidth for install from internet I use > >>>>purchased sets of DVDs. I assumed the document had not been on DVD1. I > >>>>used Synaptic to add the other 12 DVDs. I searched for > >>>>'mate-user-guide' without success. > >>>> > >>>>Where would the required documentation be? > >>> > >>>Apparently it was only packaged after the Jessie release, due to some > >>>licensing issues (GFDL) in versions prior to 1.10. You could install > >>>the version from testing[1] or an older one from snapshot.debian.org[2]. > >>>The latter is probably preferable, since it's closer to the mate > >>>version in stable. > >>> > >>>Alternatively, Linux Mint has a 1.8.1 version in their repositories[3] > >>>which you could install. Here is the usual disclaimer: inspect the > >>>package before you install it, and if there's any file conflict with > >>>Debian packages you are on your own. > >>> > >>>Cheers, > >>> Sven > >>> > >>> > >>>1. https://packages.debian.org/stretch/mate-user-guide > >>>2. > >>>http://snapshot.debian.org/package/mate-desktop/1.10.2-1/#mate-user-guide_1.10.2-1 > >>>3. > >>>http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/import/m/mate-desktop/mate-user-guide_1.8.1-0_all.deb > >>> > >>> > >> > >>I have cleared up some unrelated problems. > >>I have downloaded the package referenced in [2] as recommended. > >>How do I install it? A reading assignment would be appreciated. > > > >dpkg -i <package> > > > >Followed by > > > >apt-get -f install > > > > Nope.
Nope? This technique didn't work? > I suspect because you did not bother to read context. Suspect as much as you want. "How do I install it?" got an answer. Which bit wasn't responded to? -- Brian.
