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