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Ubuntu Linux: unable to install 2023.03.13.00 following documentation

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Description

**related:** https://stackoverflow.com/q/74398025/802365

## Actual

### Install fail as described in doc
```
❯ sudo dpkg --install ~/Downloads/watchman_ubuntu22.04_v2023.03.13.00.deb
Selecting previously unselected package watchman.
(Reading database ... 455683 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../watchman_ubuntu22.04_v2023.03.13.00.deb ...
Unpacking watchman (20230222.123454.0) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of watchman:
watchman depends on libgoogle-glog0v5; however:
Package libgoogle-glog0v5 is not installed.
watchman depends on libboost-context1.74.0; however:
Package libboost-context1.74.0 is not installed.
watchman depends on libevent-2.1-7; however:
Package libevent-2.1-7 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package watchman (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
watchman
```

### "Fix" doesn't work

Apt proposed "resolution" is to remove `watchman`…
```
❯ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
watchman
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 1 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.
```

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