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

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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. I suspect because you did not bother to read context.

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Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0 Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-20 15:40 +0100
  Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0 Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> - 2016-12-20 16:20 +0100
    Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate  error message under Debian 8.6.0] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-01-26 15:10 +0100
      Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate  error message under Debian 8.6.0] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-26 16:00 +0100
        Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate  error message under Debian 8.6.0] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-01-26 17:40 +0100
    Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error  message under Debian 8.6.0] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-26 15:10 +0100
      Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate  error message under Debian 8.6.0] Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-01-26 17:20 +0100
        Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate  error message under Debian 8.6.0] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-27 14:50 +0100
          Invocation dependent bug for gdebi-gtk Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-27 16:50 +0100
          Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate  error message under Debian 8.6.0] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-01-27 16:50 +0100
            Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate  error message under Debian 8.6.0] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-27 19:50 +0100
              Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate  error message under Debian 8.6.0] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-01-27 20:40 +0100
                Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate  error message under Debian 8.6.0] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-27 22:00 +0100
                Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0] Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-01-27 22:10 +0100
                Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0] Ryan Cunningham <levantamos.para.unir.listas@gmail.com> - 2017-01-27 22:20 +0100
                Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-02-02 19:10 +0100
                Re: Installing a package downloaded from snapshot - was [Re: Mate error message under Debian 8.6.0] Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-02-02 19:40 +0100

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