Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Re: do not upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 with standard resolution widescreen monitor

On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:20 AM, webmaster for Kracked Press
Productions <webmaster@krackedpress.com> wrote:
> On 05/03/2011 07:09 PM, NoOp wrote:
> > On 05/02/2011 06:41 AM, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote:
> > > I am warning people.
> >
> > ...
> >
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> > I think you're looking for:
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> I thought to warn people here, since many have had Ubuntu issues related to
> LibreOffice.

The Ubuntu community does a good job at collecting issues found in
LibreOffice on Ubuntu,
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice
I doubt that there are extensive "Ubuntu issues related to LibreOffice".
There are little that can go wrong with the packaging of LibreOffice
for a distribution.

> I thought someone should let the people know they might want to avoid
> upgrading to 11.04 for now.  There are enough issues with it, as I have
> read, that should make the "average" Ubuntu user wait for a bit before going
> to it.

This is a separate issue; new distributions that appear in the spring
of 2011 have interfaces
that depend on 3D. The graphic drivers, especially for AMD/ATI and
NVidia are in transition,
and the chances to get something wrong when upgrading are bigger.
Therefore, if you are a happy Ubuntu 10.04 or 10.10 user and have
little time to fiddle with
issues, you can delay your upgrade for a few months. The same goes
with Fedora and OpenSUSE.

> It seems that there has been some issues between LO and Ubuntu 11.04
> reported already.

You can examine the issues at
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice
and list those that are Ubuntu-specific.

> Actually Ubuntu seems to want you to run 32-bit even though you have a
> 64-bit system.  That is what their web pages seem to say.  So since there
> has been some issues with it and LO, and now my found issue with monitor
> resolution being unsupported by my monitor even though 10.10 did not have it

This part that Ubuntu is advocating to use 32-bit even if you have a
64-bit capable CPU
is just the message found at
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download
which says «32-bit (recommended)».
What it means is that if you do not know what CPU you have, you can
just install the 32-bit Ubuntu and be fine.
The phrase that «Ubuntu seems to want you to run 32-bit even though
you have a 64-bit system» is not precise.
How would you explain to the end-user in a simple way which Ubuntu
(32-bit or 64-bit) to use? It's too messy.

> I thought to give another case for the LO users to avoid 11.04 64-bit for
> awhile.

It's great to use Ubuntu 11.04. If you computer's graphics card is
blessed and you get Unity without issues,
then you will have an excellent desktop environment. And LibreOffice
3.3.2 pre-installed and ready to use.
If your CPU supports 64-bit, then use the 64-bit Ubuntu ISO. If
unsure, use the 32-bit Ubuntu ISO, which works in both cases.

Anyway, we are going again off-topic.
If you want Ubuntu help, visit http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ and we'll
be glad to help.

Let's wear the LibreOffice hat in this list ;-)

Simos

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