Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: 3.4.3 released. Stable and functionality combined

Hi Soumalya Ray and all,

I've been using Ubuntu for about 2 1/2 years, and have been through 
versions 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04, 10.10, and now 11.04. In my early days 
with Ubuntu, the only way to get major upgrades to Open Office, Firefox, 
etc., between versions, was to download them and install them directly. 
Yes, I know everything is supposed to come from the Ubuntu repository, 
and for the most part I do that. But not with previously Open Office 
upgrades, and now with LibreOffice. I've seen posts here saying that the 
repository versions are better. They are fancier, and tailored to the 
distribution. But from time to time I've had functionality issues. I've 
never had any issues with the downloads from Open Office and now 
LibreOffice. Therefore I follow instructions I found several years ago 
on the Internet to upgrade Open Office, and that I've modified for 
LibreOffice. You need to tweak these instructions for each new release 
of LibreOffice with respect to the the version number and also the menu 
information. These instructions have worked perfectly for me many times 
on many computers, all running some version of Ubuntu. But you will be 
leaving the Ubuntu versions.

Here are the directions for LibreOffice 3.4.3 32 bit for Ubuntu, and I 
would assume other Debian varities:

Download the Debian version from The Document Foundation 
(LibO_3.4.3_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz)
If it was not downloaded to the desktop, move it from the download 
location to the desktop.

Right click on the file and extract this file to the desktop. This will 
give you a file called LibO_3.4.3rc2_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US/DEBS/

Open a terminal, and enter the following commands:
sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*.*

sudo dpkg -i ~/Desktop/LibO_3.4.3rc2_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US/DEBS/*.deb

sudo dpkg -i 
~/Desktop/LibO_3.4.3rc2_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US/DEBS/desktop-integration/libreoffice3.4-Debian-menus_3.4-302_all.deb

sudo dpkg -i 
~/Desktop/LibO_3.4.3rc2_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US/DEBS/desktop-integration/libreoffice3.4-Debian-menus_3.4-302_all.deb

CAUTION: I have never run multiple versions on the same computer. These 
instructions will remove any and all versions presently installed and 
install 3.4.3 only. In all instances, all of my default settings, such 
as Java version, have remained in tact.

If you are using Unity, you will need to drag the new icons for the new 
version to the launcher bar.

Don

On 08/31/2011 01:23 PM, soumalya ray wrote:
> is there any ppa for 3.4.* versions?the ppa:libreoffice/ppa is showing 3.3.*
> versions for ubuntu lucid.
>
> On 31 August 2011 22:31, Tom Davies<tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>  wrote:
>
> > Hi :)
> > I don't know if LO likes jre7.  Given that it seems to be going downhill i
> > would
> > avoid it but it's probably worth testing as you can always change quite
> > easily.
> > Just be careful what files you open using the version you are testing ;)
> >   Also
> > please let us know how it goes if you do test it.
> >
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: David H. Lipman<DLipman@Verizon.Net>
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Sent: Wed, 31 August, 2011 15:07:04
> > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: 3.4.3 released.  Stable and functionality
> > combined
> >
> > From: "Tom Davies"<tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>
> >
> > > Hi :)
> > > Just a quick note for everyone else who has spent ages balancing the
> > advantages
> > > of the 3.3.x line with the 3.4.x branch.  The 3.4.3 should give the
> > advantages
> > > of both.  It is only just released so it's worth looking in the release
> > notes.
> > > It's probably best to install alongside whichever release you are
> > currently
> > > using just in case there are a few teething troubles in the first few
> > days.
> > > This is the release i have been waiting for :)
> > > Good luck  and good work all :)
> > > Regards from
> > > Tom :)
> > Does it recognize JRE v7.0 ?
> >
> >
> >
> > --
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> > http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
> >
> >
> >
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