Re: [libreoffice-users] starting Base - works for me

Mint is where I originally found MATE.

Then I looked into installing it with Ubuntu 12.04.

If you want your desktop to look and act the most like GNOME in 10.04, 
MATE was what I found to work the best.


On 07/27/2012 12:26 PM, Don C. Myers wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As I understand it, Mint uses the Ubuntu software center. The default 
> LO install in Ubuntu does not include base. If the user wishes to have 
> base installed, you would add that to the Ubuntu installation from the 
> software center. If I install from a direct LO download from LO, I 
> have all of the programs listed below in webmaster-Kracked_P_P's post. 
> In Unity, there is a launcher bar on the left side of the screen. The 
> top button on the launcher bar is called dash, which has multiple 
> uses. One use is to show the installed applications. When I do an 
> upgrade, I completely remove the old install using the terminal, and 
> then do the new install in the terminal. I use the following commands 
> (This is for the 64 bit 3.5.5.3 from LO):
>
> Download LibO_3.5.5_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz to the desktop.
> Right click on it and extract it to the desktop. This will give you 
> the folder LibO_3.5.5rc3_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US
> Run the following terminal commands to install it:
> 1. sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*.*
> 2. sudo dpkg -i 
> ~/Desktop/LibO_3.5.5rc3_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US/DEBS/*.deb
> 3. sudo dpkg -i 
> ~/Desktop/LibO_3.5.5rc3_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US/DEBS/desktop-integration/libreoffice3.5-debian-menus_3.5.5-3_all.deb
>
> After this install, all of the applications below will show up in 
> Dash. To add them to the Launcher bar, simply drag the icons for the 
> ones you want to the launcher bar and place them where you wish to 
> have them. I've never had any issue with opening any of the applications.
>
> I read several days ago that Unity is now available for Fedora and for 
> Mint for those who would like to have it.
>
> Don
>
>
> On 07/27/2012 10:41 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
> > OK
> > I just installed the non-repository version of 3.5.5 as an "upgrade" 
> > to 3.5.4 on my Ubuntu 12.04/MATE laptop.
> >
> > I still have Base listed, and working, in my Applications/Office menu 
> > listing.
> >
> > It shows:
> >
> >         LibreOffice 3.5
> >         LibreOffice 3.5 Base
> >         LibreOffice 3.5 Calc
> >         LibreOffice 3.5 Draw
> >         LibreOffice 3.5 Impress
> >         LibreOffice 3.5 Printer Administration
> >         LibreOffice 3.5 Writer
> >
> > in that order.
> >
> > SO
> > it could be the Repository version of LO and its 
> > "desktop-integration" package, of it could be Unity's menu system.
> >
> > As I said, I use MATE for Ubuntu 12.04 and I see Base in the menu.
> >
> > I use MATE so I have the "best" looking GNOME desktop that looks and 
> > acts like the GNOME desktop that I use for my desktop's 10.04/GNOME 
> > system.  I use the 10.04 system as my default system and wanted any 
> > of my other Ubuntu systems run either 10.04 or 12.04/MATE so it 
> > looks/works like I want it to do.
> >
> > On 07/27/2012 10:23 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
> > > I have not loaded 3.5.5, but I have 3.5.4 on my Ubuntu 12.04 laptop 
> > > with MATE as its desktop environment and it does show Base in the 
> > > applications/office menu.
> > >
> > > Also, I installed LibreOffice from the download site and not the 
> > > repository.
> > >
> > > I was planning on installing 3.5.5 on the laptops [Ubuntu, XP, and 
> > > Vista] but I did not have the time.
> > >
> > > Actually we had a tornado pass by yesterday about 1 mile north of me 
> > > and almost hit one of our two hospitals.  They are stopping people 
> > > from entering our city, unless you live or work here - and can prove 
> > > it.
> > >
> > > I will install 3.5.5 on my laptop in a few minutes and see what 
> > > happens with Base.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 07/27/2012 10:00 AM, Don C. Myers wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I run Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity. Did you download LO 3.3.5 from 
> > > > LibreOffice, or are you using the Ubuntu repository version. In 
> > > > Ubuntu, the default install from Ubuntu for LibreOffice does not 
> > > > include Base. It can be added separately through the software 
> > > > center. Be careful also not to mix the two versions, the one from 
> > > > the repository and the one from LibreOffice directly.
> > > >
> > > > Don
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 07/27/2012 09:43 AM, Heinrich Stoellinger wrote:
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > > I have just installed libreoffice 3.5.5 on my lately upgraded Mint
> > > > > system (Maya). When I now start LO the entry for base doesn't appear.
> > > > > On the other hand, writer, impress, calc, etc. DOES appear. Any idea
> > > > > what might be the cause?
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > H. Stoellinger


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