Re: [libreoffice-users] Brand new installation of Libreoffice 3.4.4 places a large folder on desktop! What to do with it!

On Sat, 2011-12-24 at 15:36 +0000, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> I thought it was possible to use LibreOffice without using java.  There is even an option in
>
> Tools - Options - Java
>
> to switch java off.  If you avoid wizards and most Extensions / Add-ons and stuff then it doesn't 
> really make a noticeable difference.  If LibreOffice does grumble about missing java then the _21 
> is the best version but _20  or _22 are pretty good too.  If you manage to stay free of java then 
> your system is much safer.  
> Regards from
> Tom :)

    Most of libreOffice can work without java. But unless the wizards
have been rewritten, they still depend on java. Base uses HSQLDB which
is written in java, so it is still important there.
    The problem is with java that comes from Oracle. Not all O/S's use
java from Oracle. I have the latest Ubuntu (11.10) which contains
openjdk-6-jre from the Ice Tea build. I don't know about the other
O/S's.

--Dan

> --- On Sat, 24/12/11, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions <webmaster@krackedpress.com> wrote:
>
> From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productions <webmaster@krackedpress.com>
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Brand new installation of Libreoffice 3.4.4 places a large 
> folder on desktop! What to do with it!
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Date: Saturday, 24 December, 2011, 14:32
>
>
> The install process places a folder on your desktop that is the result of the uncompressing of 
> the install files.  This can be deleted since it was only needed during the installation of 
> LibreOffice.
>
> I believe the reason for placing this file/folder on the desktop allows you to see where the 
> uncompressed install files/folder is so you would not have to search for it to be able to delete 
> it.
>
> --
>
> Am I reading you correctly that you removed Java completely from your computer?  If so why?  
> There is still a need for Java with LibreOffice and some of its extensions.  There was some 
> indications that there were issues with the latest version of Java, so many of us are using older 
> version of the JRE on our Windows systems.  I use version 22 on my Vista laptop.
>
> As for switching from OOo to LO, I did that in the spring.
>
> Which languages did you install with your package?
>
> Here is a link to all the language dictionaries I have found.  Also, here [and in the LO 
> Extension Center] is a link to the English spell checking dictionary[s] with the largest spelling 
> word lists.  638,000+ words in the American, British, and Canadian word lists.
> http://libreoffice-na.us/English-3.4-installs/dictionary.html
>
> Remember, most of the OOo extensions will work with LO.
>
> On 12/24/2011 02:48 AM, D Chandrasekar wrote:
> >     Dear Sirs,
> >
> > This evening, I made the final decision. I unistalled OOO 3.3, Java 22
> > that OOO had placed on its own, and Java 29 I had downloaded and
> > installed separately. Cleanted everything out in directories left
> > behind, restarted a few times, regeditd and cleaned all residuals, Ran
> > chkdsk and let it clean any rwsiduals indices, etc. Defragmented
> > several times. With no Java in XP SP3 IE8 fully updated machine with
> > no Java in it now )to hopefully let LO 3.4.4 work without java
> > dependecies now or later when new Java versions are installed and old
> > version ones removed times), fresh clean installed LO 3.4.4. It went
> > smoothly with my added 3 languages.
> >
> > Restarted several times doing some new writer document making,
> > editing, copy-pasting, spell cheks, etc. First time it did not do
> > spell check but displayed all correct. I oked. Then copy pasted
> > additional rtped lines (from another WordPerfect 10 yes old version
> > just for such situations here!) and did spell check. Now it worked ok!
> > Interesting. Closed it restarted. Did the same additional lines copy
> > pasting from a text document and spell check worked.
> >
> > Then I when all desktop windows were closed, I saw there was a folder
> > LibreOffice 3.4 (4eb10e5c) Installation Files! Inside there was a cab
> > file of 180MB+ and a Installer of name LibreOffice 3.4.msi of 4200 KB
> > size, and a Setup.exe of 457 KB size, two more folders named  readmes
> > and redest, a setup.ini file of 3 KB size, and numerous languages
> > after-suffixed trans_af.,st etc etc files. Ubsude the Readmes folder,
> > there were similar numerous languages suffied txt files. The redst
> > folder has two vcredest_x64.exe and vcredest_x86.exe files.
> >
> > I read the US ENgilish text file.
> >
> > Why and how these important files have been placed in the desktop
> > location!?!?!? Was this folder misplaced? Do I have to move them
> > manually to some other location in Explorer Directory somewhere, and
> > If I did so, will it be working okay and properly recognized by the
> > system ane LibreOffice?
> >
> > Please advice at your earliest convenience.



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