[libreoffice-users] Re: problem installing in xubuntu

On 01/21/2012 02:06 PM, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote:
> On 21/01/12 15:26, drew wrote:
...
> > Howdy Joep,
> >
> > In the directory where you installed the *.DEB packages from you
> > will also find the directory 'desktop-integration', switch into this
> > directory and re-issue the same dpkg -i command - the menu shortcuts
> > will be all setup for you.
> ...and next time you might want to use dpkg -iR ..../DEBS from the 
> immediately superior directory to the DEBS one. From direct experience I 
> know it installs LO correctly with Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu and my 
> personal preference, Lubuntu. ;-)
>
> Peter HB

Actually, using the -R (recursive) option can create issues if you have
multiple versions of LO installed. For example; I wish to use LO 3.3 as
a primary & so I do install from desktop-integration for that. However,
I also have 3.4.x installed & don't really want those menu items to take
over the 3.3 menu items, so instead I create a menu launcher to the 3.4
general launcher and do not install the 3.4 desktop-integration .deb.

Also, be aware that if you forget to capitalize the '-R' and instead put
'-r' you can run into issues.
'-r' is for:
 -r, --remove, -P, --purge package...|-a|--pending
see: man dpkg
(<http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/oneiric/man1/dpkg.1.html>




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