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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 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
>>>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
>>
>>
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>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.
>TIA

I find the most reliable method for installing downloaded deb files is 
to use the gdebi (or gdebi-kde if you prefer) package. You can configure 
your file manager to associate *.deb files with gdebi-gtk (the 
executable shipped in the gdebi package) or you can run "gdebi-gtk 
/path/to/*.deb" at a command line (I believe gdebi will ask for 
superuser privileges ONLY when it needs them).

gdebi lets you look at the contents of the package before installation 
and, unlike dpkg, it knows about dependencies so it can tell you before 
you install the file whether you already have everything installed, 
whether the requirements are unsatisfiable (as would be the case for 
some 'foreign' packages) or, if packages need to be installed, they will 
be installed at the same time as the package (so no need for apt's 
"fix-broken" option).

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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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