Re: [libreoffice-users] Update and extension grizzles and aggravation

** Reply to message from Andy Brown <andy@the-martin-byrd.net> on Mon, 25 Apr
2011 19:36:29 -0700

> Cliff Scott wrote:
> > ** Reply to message from Gordon Burgess-Parker<gbplinux@gmail.com>  on Mon,
> > 25 Apr 2011 17:35:40 +0100
> >
> > > 1. I cannot understand why there is STILL no "upgrade" function in LO. I
> > > had 3.3.1 and in order to upgrade to 3.3.2 I had to download the whole
> > > 220 MB. Now I know that's not a lot, but for those on capped and/or slow
> > > connections it IS a lot.
> > > 2. In the old installation of 3.3.1 I had removed all the non-English
> > > dictionaries (after a long search on how to do this - WHY is there not
> > > an easy dictionary removel method?) and after downloading the GB version
> > > of the new install file, IT RE-INSTALLED ALL THE NON-ENGLISH
> > > DICTIONARIES! What on earth is the point of a GB install file when it
> > > just replaces all the non-English dictionaries that I had to
> > > painstakingly remove previously? GRRRRRR.
> > > Come on LO. Get your act together....
> >
> > You can solve your own problem by deselecting them during installation. They
> > only install because they are selected by default, which IMHO should not be
> > done. It takes a minute or so, but there are two lists that you have to go
> > through and deselect all the dictionaries and language stuff you don't want
> > to install.
> >
> > --
> > Cliff
>
> That is strange, as here Ubuntu I was not given a choice.  The extras 
> have to be removed via the package manager.

This was on WinXP, selecting the "custom" installation.


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