[Gimp-user] No Gimp-help - 2.8.22 Xubuntu 17.10

[iainrs <forums gimpusers com>]

I am running 2.8.22 Gimp on Xubuntu 17.10

System:    Host: dylan3u Kernel: 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64 bits: 64
           Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 Distro: Ubuntu 17.10
Machine:   Device: desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: P7P55D LE v: Rev 1.xx serial:
N/A
           BIOS: American Megatrends v: 2003 date: 12/16/2010
CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i5 750 (-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB
           clock speeds: max: 2668 MHz 1: 2674 MHz 2: 2674 MHz 3: 2674 MHz
           4: 2674 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA G94 [GeForce 9600 GT]
           Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.5 )
           drivers: nouveau (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz, 1680x1050@59.95hz
           OpenGL: renderer: NV94 version: 3.3 Mesa 17.2.2

I wanted  local help files so installed gimp-help and  gimp-help-en via synaptic
and updated preferences but Gimp ccould not see it..
So I went went back to on-line help and now get

Could not open 'http://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-help.xml' for reading:
Operation not supported
Perhaps you are missing GIO backends and need to install GVFS?

removed gimp-help and  gimp-help-en but no change

So now no gimp-help either on line or local.  Not sure what went wrong ?


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