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