Help file not coming up

**JXR** · September 22nd, 2012

I just instilled UStudio (dual boot currently) and am thrilled.

I expect I have a lot to learn about this OS so I immediately tried to read the ("Start Menu") Help option.

Help
When I attempt to enable Help I get the browser message

File not found Firefox can't find the file at /usr/share/ubuntustudio-docs/about/ubuntustudio-index.html.

How can I enable Help?

**CrocoDuck** · September 22nd, 2012

Hi. I think I just find out that actually both the directory ubuntustudio-docs and the file ubuntustudio-index.html doesn't exist in the system. But don't worry, everything is online: http://ubuntustudio.org/support

**jerrrys** · September 23rd, 2012

Have you updated and upgraded your system since the install?

**JXR** · September 23rd, 2012

Good Idea!

I updated the "system" (something like 350+ files!) this morning (2 AM). Haven't checked yet to see if it brought in Help. Will let you know.

**smartboyhw** · September 23rd, 2012

Uh I actually reported a bug on this 3-4 weeks ago but anyway you guys said it works then it works

**JXR** · September 23rd, 2012

Help file still not coming up (after completing updates). Same Firefox message.

**smartboyhw** · October 1st, 2012

OK here is the problem.

I have reported a bug (LP:#1041882) in July. Actually the bug IS fixed however the Ubuntu Studio Team didn't get it into SRU. Len Ovenwerks is working on putting it into an SRU (Stable Release Update). Solution for now:

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:smartboyhw/ubuntustudio

Code:

sudo apt-get update

Code:

sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

This installs the updated package "ubuntustudio-default-settings" so you can see the help file.

Thanks everybody.

Regards,
Howard Chan
Ubuntu Studio QA Lead

**HomeOnThePlains** · October 4th, 2012

For XFCE desktop help you can go to:

Applications Menu > About XFCE > ? Help

That will take you to: file:///usr/share/doc/xfce4-utils/html/C/index.html

**jerrrys** · October 4th, 2012

So smartboyhw has provided the fix (nice job); is this solved?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnansweredPo.../SolvedThreads

**smartboyhw** · October 5th, 2012

Originally Posted by jerrrys

So smartboyhw has provided the fix (nice job); is this solved?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnansweredPo.../SolvedThreads

Er I didn't provide the fix. The problem is that there is no Stable Release Update for that, so I just made a packaging recipe in Launchpad that builds the fixed code to my ppa