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

Steve the Fiddle <[email protected]> Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:48:18 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.audio.audacity.general
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Most likely the manual is not quite in the correct location.
Check that the directory structure looks like this:

/usr/share/audacity/help/manual/index.html

Steve

On Mon, 17 Sep 2018 at 04:11, Renaissance Man at Large via Audacity-users <
[email protected]> wrote:

> With many thanks to Bob for his suggestion, it did not work :(
> Buth this makes me wonder: the directory contained within the directory
> labeld 'help' that appears when audacity-maual-2.2.2.zip is extracted is
> named 'maual'.  What I wonder is how the permissions for this directory a=
nd
> its contents be configured when it is installed anywhere within the usr
> directory?  Should root own it and my group be granted files acess?  Shou=
ld
> I own the file?  Any thoughts on how this ought to be set?  And no, (sorr=
y
> Bob), I haven't read the man file yet.  That is next on my 'to-done' list
> though.
>
>
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> On Sunday, September 16, 2018 9:21 PM, Bob van der Poel <[email protected]=
>
> wrote:
>
> 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 a=
n
>> 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 m=
ake
>> 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 =
to
>> be installed...". I looked in the Preferences dialog for an Internet tab=
e,
>> 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 audac=
ity.
>> I am greater than 90% certain that the cause of this issue is a 'loose
>> nut 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 (Hel=
p
>> > 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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>
> **** Listen to my FREE CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars ****
> Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA **
> EMAIL: [email protected]
> WWW:   http://www.mellowood.ca
>
>
> *********** 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:
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Most likely the man=
ual is not quite in the correct location.</div><div>Check that the director=
y structure looks like this:</div><div><br></div><div>/usr/share/audacity/h=
elp/manual/index.html</div><div><br></div><div>Steve<br></div></div></div><=
/div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Mon, 17 Sep 2018 at=
 04:11, Renaissance Man at Large via Audacity-users &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:a=
[email protected]">[email protected]</=
a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 =
0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>With many thanks=
 to Bob for his suggestion, it did not work :(<br></div><div>Buth this make=
s me wonder: the directory contained within the directory labeld &#39;help&=
#39; that appears when audacity-maual-2.2.2.zip is extracted is named &#39;=
maual&#39;.=C2=A0 What I wonder is how the permissions for this directory a=
nd its contents be configured when it is installed anywhere within the usr =
directory?=C2=A0 Should root own it and my group be granted files acess?=C2=
=A0 Should I own the file?=C2=A0 Any thoughts on how this ought to be set?=
=C2=A0 And no, (sorry Bob), I haven&#39;t read the man file yet.=C2=A0 That=
 is next on my &#39;to-done&#39; list though.<br></div><div><br></div><div =
class=3D"m_451077568908688370protonmail_signature_block"><div class=3D"m_45=
1077568908688370protonmail_signature_block-user"><div><br></div></div></div=
><div>=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90 Origi=
nal Message =E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=
<br></div><div> On Sunday, September 16, 2018 9:21 PM, Bob van der Poel &lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>=
&gt; wrote:<br></div><div> <br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"m_4=
51077568908688370protonmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">You mi=
ght try to install the docs in /usr/share/doc. If you do, in a terminal, &q=
uot;man audacity&quot; you&#39;ll find a bunch of config options.<br></div>=
</div><div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Sun, Se=
p 16, 2018 at 6:43 PM Renaissance Man at Large via Audacity-users &lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">audaci=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=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 Audacity sinc=
e I first &#39;saw the light&#39; and became an advocate for Free and Open =
Sopurce Software. Audacity is the sort of program, at least to my way of th=
inking, that if it concerns and audio file, if Audacity can&#39;t do it, th=
en 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 mailing=
 list because I have run up against a problem that I can&#39;t seem to suss=
 out the answer for.=C2=A0 I&#39;m running Linux Mint 19 and I have Audacit=
y 2.2.1 installed from the Mint repository. It was installed without help f=
iles (for reasons best known to those that make those decisions), so this a=
fternoon, explicity following the directions provided (<a href=3D"https://m=
anual.audacityteam.org/man/unzipping_the_manual.html" target=3D"_blank">htt=
ps://manual.audacityteam.org/man/unzipping_the_manual.html</a>) I extracted=
 the zip file and the help directory stored inside of the directory named a=
udacity-manual. Then, with superuser permissions copied it to /usr/share/au=
dacity. I then exited back to the desktop and launched Audacity. Clicking o=
n the Help button in Audacity&#39;s mean and then on Manual, I received the=
 message which begins &quot;The manual does not appear to be installed...&q=
uot;. 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 audacity.<br></div>=
<div>I am greater than 90% certain that the cause of this issue is a &#39;l=
oose nut behind the keyboard&#39;, as we used to say among ourselves, but i=
n the interest of putting this matter to rest, Will someone please provide =
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_451077568908688370m=
_382950733370052670protonmail_signature_block"><div class=3D"m_451077568908=
688370m_382950733370052670protonmail_signature_block-user"><div><i>Visitave=
rit 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 cla=
ss=3D"m_451077568908688370m_382950733370052670protonmail_signature_block-pr=
oton m_451077568908688370m_382950733370052670protonmail_signature_block-emp=
ty"><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>*********** ASKING FOR HELP *******=
******<br></div><div> <br></div><div> When asking for help on this list, pl=
ease include the following information, so we can<br></div><div> help you p=
roperly:<br></div><div> <br></div><div> * What operating system you are usi=
ng (for example, Windows XP or Mac OS X 10.5.1)<br></div><div> <br></div><d=
iv> * Exactly what three digit version number of Audacity you are using (He=
lp &gt; About<br></div><div> =C2=A0 =C2=A0Audacity, or Audacity &gt;=C2=A0 =
About Audacity on a Mac computer)<br></div><div> <br></div><div> * If this =
is a recording problem, what equipment you are recording with, and how is i=
t<br></div><div> =C2=A0 =C2=A0connected to the computer?<br></div><div> <br=
></div><div> Mailing list: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
ge.net" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br></div=
><div> To UNSUBSCRIBE, use the form at the bottom of this web page:<br></di=
v><div> <a href=3D"https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-us=
ers" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lis=
ts/listinfo/audacity-users</a><br></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><=
div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"m_451077568908688=
370gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><sp=
an><span style=3D"color:#888888" class=3D"m_451077568908688370colour"><div>=
<br></div><div><div>**** Listen to my FREE CD at <a href=3D"http://www.mell=
owood.ca/music/cedars" target=3D"_blank">http://www.mellowood.ca/music/ceda=
rs</a> ****<br></div><div>Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CA=
NADA **<br></div><div>EMAIL: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"=
_blank">[email protected]</a><br></div><div>WWW: =C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://ww=
w.mellowood.ca" target=3D"_blank">http://www.mellowood.ca</a><br></div></di=
v></span></span></div></div></blockquote><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>

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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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