[Bug 2148223] Re: helpviewer: improve viewer detection and robustness

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Title:
  helpviewer: improve viewer detection and robustness

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The current helpviewer.py uses hardcoded paths (/usr/bin/yelp) and lacks
  robust validation and logging.

  This patch improves:

  - Use shutil.which() instead of hardcoded paths
  - Add support for khelpcenter (KDE help viewer)
  - Validate documentation topic input
  - Improve privilege handling when running under sudo
  - Add logging for better diagnostics

  No behavior changes intended.

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