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.
