Re: [libreoffice-users] HELP!!

Hi :)
Peppermint is in the Debian family and is based on Lubuntu
http://distrowatch.com/peppermint
DistroWatch are excellent for looking-up gnu&linux distros, even Bsd distros.

Peppermint uses dpkg for package management so the instructions here might help
http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/installation/linux/
Just scroll down to Debian/Ubuntu based systems.  The 1st heading, well 2nd if 
you're pedantic i suppose.  Where the official instructions say "use Nautilus" 
that is just the file-manager for Ubuntu.  Peppermint uses PCManFM.  Just open 
any folder and it should open. 


There is an example of 1 way of doing this in the following blog but i would 
stick with the official instructions if possible.  Blogs can be good guides to 
help get a clearer idea but are sometimes not updated so often
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/debian-redhat-ubuntu-linux-install-lo_3-3-0-linux_x86_install-rpm_en-us-tar-gz/


Peppermint also has apt already installed so it might be better to add the 
Ubuntu PPA and then just use pat-get to download and install.  For Ubuntu 10.04 
(Lucid Lynx) i use this PPA
http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu
I'm not certain that PPAs can be used but if they can it would make things 
simpler.  

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto

It's interesting to see that rsync is included by default so that backing-up to 
external drives is easier.  Rsync keeps permissions intact and also notices 
which is the most recent version of a file so it only back-ups files that have 
been added or modified.  I have a feeling that Peppermint has Gnome Office, not 
OpenOffice, which is a bit basic but fits nicely in the limited space 
available.  If you need to clear some space try 


apt-get --help

to get instructions on how to use Apt.

You might need more specific help so please let us know if the official 
instructions are awkward so that the documentation team can re-work them.  They 
need testing ;)
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)





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From: Simos Xenitellis <simos.lists@googlemail.com>
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Sent: Tue, 14 June, 2011 13:51:07
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] HELP!!

On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 12:51 PM, mercia fourie <mrwscf@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have the peppermint one os...I have downloaded libre office from your
> site, extracted it from my downloads folder and have no idea on how to
> install from there...
>
> i really want to use Libre as i cannot stand open office..

I must say I was not aware of Peppermint OS,
http://peppermintos.com/   ;-)

Peppermint OS is a cloud Linux distribution, and it tries to use
as much as possible web services.
I am not sure how you installed Peppermint OS (did you install on a
LiveCD or LiveUSB?);
you would normally use Google Docs here.
If you try another Linux distribution such as Ubuntu Linux 11.04 (from
http://www.ubuntu.com/ )
you get pre-installed LibreOffice 3.3.

Nevertheless, once you extracted the LibreOffice Linux archive,
enter the "libreoffice" directory, then the "program" subdirectory.
Finally, the program you need to run is "soffice" which allows to
select if you want to start Writer or Calc or Impress.

Simos

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