Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0]

2017-02-02 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 05:59:57PM +, Lisi Reisz wrote: > [redacted]'s rudeness and unpleasantness to anyone and everyone who tries to > help > him does get a bit wearing. Speaking of which, I'll share the solution I came up with to implement a mailing list killfile (ignore list), but I fear

Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0]

2017-02-02 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 27 January 2017 21:13:35 Ryan Cunningham wrote: > This includes the message that you sent, and any other message of a similar > type. If this continues, and we cannot reasonably reach a compromise, I > will send a message to the list owner requesting that you be forcefully > unsubscribed.

Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0]

2017-01-27 Thread Ryan Cunningham
Dear Greg Wooledge, The Debian mailing list code of conduct says: "The mailing lists exist to foster the development and use of Debian. Non-constructive or off-topic messages, along with other abuses, are not welcome." This includes the message that you sent, and any other message of a similar

Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0]

2017-01-27 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 02:50:40PM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > Abysmal failure. I have had enough of this bullshit. Richard, you are a toxic person. You give the human race a bad name. Every HONEST effort to help you has been met with insults. You suck the time and energy from those who had

Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0]

2017-01-27 Thread Richard Owlett
On 01/27/2017 01:36 PM, Brian wrote: On Fri 27 Jan 2017 at 12:41:00 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: On 01/27/2017 09:40 AM, Brian wrote: On Fri 27 Jan 2017 at 07:42:27 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: [...Lots of snipping...] The underlying condition that triggered all the "observables" is that th

Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0]

2017-01-27 Thread Brian
On Fri 27 Jan 2017 at 12:41:00 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 01/27/2017 09:40 AM, Brian wrote: > >On Fri 27 Jan 2017 at 07:42:27 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > >[...Lots of snipping...] > > > >>The underlying condition that triggered all the "observables" is that the > >>.deb in [2] is not

Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0]

2017-01-27 Thread Richard Owlett
On 01/27/2017 09:40 AM, Brian wrote: On Fri 27 Jan 2017 at 07:42:27 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: [...Lots of snipping...] The underlying condition that triggered all the "observables" is that the .deb in [2] is not compatible with Mate delivered on Debian 8.6.0 DVDs. [2] is http://snapshot.

Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0]

2017-01-27 Thread Brian
On Fri 27 Jan 2017 at 07:42:27 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: [...Lots of snipping...] > The underlying condition that triggered all the "observables" is that the > .deb in [2] is not compatible with Mate delivered on Debian 8.6.0 DVDs. [2] is http://snapshot.debian.org/package/mate-desktop/1.10.

Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0]

2017-01-27 Thread Richard Owlett
On 01/26/2017 10:12 AM, Darac Marjal wrote: On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 08:00:03AM -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

Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0]

2017-01-26 Thread Brian
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

Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0]

2017-01-26 Thread Darac Marjal
On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 08:00:03AM -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 loc

Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0]

2017-01-26 Thread Richard Owlett
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 '

Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0]

2017-01-26 Thread Brian
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 spec

Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0]

2017-01-26 Thread Richard Owlett
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

Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0

2016-12-20 Thread Sven Joachim
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 > purchas

Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0

2016-12-20 Thread Richard Owlett
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