Re: Issue installing Manual for Audacity 2.2.1 on Linux Mint 19

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You might try to install the docs in /usr/share/doc. If you do, in a
terminal, "man audacity" you'll find a bunch of config options.

On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 6:43 PM Renaissance Man at Large via Audacity-users
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Greetings,
> I have been a fan of Audacity since I first 'saw the light' and became an
> advocate for Free and Open Sopurce Software. Audacity is the sort of
> program, at least to my way of thinking, that if it concerns and audio
> file, if Audacity can't do it, then you probably need to read Audacity's
> help pages again! =F0=9F=98=9D=F0=9F=98=89
>
> I have finally joined the mailing list because I have run up against a
> problem that I can't seem to suss out the answer for.  I'm running Linux
> Mint 19 and I have Audacity 2.2.1 installed from the Mint repository. It
> was installed without help files (for reasons best known to those that ma=
ke
> those decisions), so this afternoon, explicity following the directions
> provided (https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/unzipping_the_manual.html)
> I extracted the zip file and the help directory stored inside of the
> directory named audacity-manual. Then, with superuser permissions copied =
it
> to /usr/share/audacity. I then exited back to the desktop and launched
> Audacity. Clicking on the Help button in Audacity's mean and then on
> Manual, I received the message which begins "The manual does not appear t=
o
> be installed...". I looked in the Preferences dialog for an Internet tabe=
,
> but did not find one. Also, in the interest of leaving no stone unturned,=
 I
> had a peek in /usr/local/share/, but discovered no directory named audaci=
ty.
> I am greater than 90% certain that the cause of this issue is a 'loose nu=
t
> behind the keyboard', as we used to say among ourselves, but in the
> interest of putting this matter to rest, Will someone please provide me
> with some guidance to resolve this matter?
>
> Many thanks for reading about my issue!
> Best,
>
> Frank M Waterman
> *Visitaverit eos qui cogitationes malitia,*
> *Et malum magis etiam in ea interierint et visitaverit eos qui mala!*
>
>
> *********** ASKING FOR HELP *************
>
> When asking for help on this list, please include the following
> information, so we can
> help you properly:
>
> * What operating system you are using (for example, Windows XP or Mac OS =
X
> 10.5.1)
>
> * Exactly what three digit version number of Audacity you are using (Help
> > About
>    Audacity, or Audacity >  About Audacity on a Mac computer)
>
> * If this is a recording problem, what equipment you are recording with,
> and how is it
>    connected to the computer?
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">You might try to install the docs in /usr=
/share/doc. If you do, in a terminal, &quot;man audacity&quot; you&#39;ll f=
ind a bunch of config options.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr">On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 6:43 PM Renaissance Man at Large via=
 Audacity-users &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=
>[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;=
padding-left:1ex"><div>Greetings,<br></div><div>I have been a fan of Audaci=
ty since I first &#39;saw the light&#39; and became an advocate for Free an=
d Open Sopurce Software. Audacity is the sort of program, at least to my wa=
y of thinking, that if it concerns and audio file, if Audacity can&#39;t do=
 it, then you probably need to read Audacity&#39;s help pages again! =F0=9F=
=98=9D=F0=9F=98=89<br></div><div><br></div><div>I have finally joined the m=
ailing list because I have run up against a problem that I can&#39;t seem t=
o suss out the answer for.=C2=A0 I&#39;m running Linux Mint 19 and I have A=
udacity 2.2.1 installed from the Mint repository. It was installed without =
help files (for reasons best known to those that make those decisions), so =
this afternoon, explicity following the directions provided (<a href=3D"htt=
ps://manual.audacityteam.org/man/unzipping_the_manual.html" target=3D"_blan=
k">https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/unzipping_the_manual.html</a>) I ext=
racted the zip file and the help directory stored inside of the directory n=
amed audacity-manual. Then, with superuser permissions copied it to /usr/sh=
are/audacity. I then exited back to the desktop and launched Audacity. Clic=
king on the Help button in Audacity&#39;s mean and then on Manual, I receiv=
ed the message which begins &quot;The manual does not appear to be installe=
d...&quot;. I looked in the Preferences dialog for an Internet tabe, but di=
d not find one. Also, in the interest of leaving no stone unturned, I had a=
 peek in /usr/local/share/, but discovered no directory named audacity.<br>=
</div><div>I am greater than 90% certain that the cause of this issue is a =
&#39;loose nut behind the keyboard&#39;, as we used to say among ourselves,=
 but in the interest of putting this matter to rest, Will someone please pr=
ovide me with some guidance to resolve this matter?<br></div><div><br></div=
><div>Many thanks for reading about my issue!<br></div><div>Best,<br></div>=
<div><br></div><div>Frank M Waterman<br></div><div class=3D"m_3829507333700=
52670protonmail_signature_block"><div class=3D"m_382950733370052670protonma=
il_signature_block-user"><div><i>Visitaverit eos qui cogitationes malitia,<=
/i><br></div><div><i>Et malum magis etiam in ea interierint et visitaverit =
eos qui mala!</i><br></div></div><div class=3D"m_382950733370052670protonma=
il_signature_block-proton m_382950733370052670protonmail_signature_block-em=
pty"><br></div></div><div><br></div>*********** ASKING FOR HELP ***********=
**<br>
<br>
When asking for help on this list, please include the following information=
, so we can<br>
help you properly:<br>
<br>
* What operating system you are using (for example, Windows XP or Mac OS X =
10.5.1)<br>
<br>
* Exactly what three digit version number of Audacity you are using (Help &=
gt; About<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0Audacity, or Audacity &gt;=C2=A0 About Audacity on a Mac compu=
ter)<br>
<br>
* If this is a recording problem, what equipment you are recording with, an=
d how is it<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0connected to the computer?<br>
<br>
Mailing list: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" targe=
t=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br>
To UNSUBSCRIBE, use the form at the bottom of this web page:<br>
<a href=3D"https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-users" rel=
=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listi=
nfo/audacity-users</a></blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><span><font color=3D"#888888"><br><div>**** Listen to my FRE=
E CD at <a href=3D"http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars" target=3D"_blank">=
http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars</a> ****<br>Bob van der Poel ** Wynnde=
l, British Columbia, CANADA **<br>EMAIL: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br>WWW: =C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://w=
ww.mellowood.ca" target=3D"_blank">http://www.mellowood.ca</a></div></font>=
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*********** ASKING FOR HELP *************

When asking for help on this list, please include the following information, so we can
help you properly:

* What operating system you are using (for example, Windows XP or Mac OS X 10.5.1)

* Exactly what three digit version number of Audacity you are using (Help > About
   Audacity, or Audacity >  About Audacity on a Mac computer)

* If this is a recording problem, what equipment you are recording with, and how is it
   connected to the computer?

Mailing list: [email protected]
To UNSUBSCRIBE, use the form at the bottom of this web page:
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-users
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