Re: [libreoffice-users] Update to 3.6.1

       yikes, the more I learn of these machines, the dumber I feel  ;-)



On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 6:10 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Hi :)
> Yes, imagine you had a tube 64cm wide.  Now you can roll balls down it
> that are 64cm wide AND balls that are only 32cm wide.  The hardware allows
> 64bit so 32bit is easy.
>
> The problem arises if some piece of software is picky about who it deals
> with.  If a 64bit program refuses to acknowledge there might be 32bit
> chunks to deal with then there are going to be problems.  The hardware has
> no problems with getting chunks of either size.
>
> If you choose to run a 32bit OS on a 64bit machine then 'obviously' you
> can't run 64bit apps on it.  The 32bit OS would be like putting a 32cm tube
> inside the 64cm hardware tube.
>
> Programs run inside the OS.  The OS runs inside the hardware.
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
> From: anne-ology <laginnis@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Update to 3.6.1
> To: "Dan" <elderdanlewis@gmail.com>
> Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org, "Tom" <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>
> Date: Thursday, 30 August, 2012, 22:47
>
>        so I'm using both 32 & 64 on this machine ???
>
>        ok, I believe you;
>             now just another question -
>             could this be the reason for so many bugs? -
>                [seems as if this list has been listing quite a few
> recently, some I've never even seen  ???]
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Dan 
> <elderdanlewis@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=elderdanlewis@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
>      I believe that Tom and I were talking about LibreOffice on Windows. I
> have a 64 bit computer which had VISTA running until I replace that with
> Ubuntu. But LO does not have a 64 bit LO version which I thought was the
> train of thought.
>
> --Dan
>
> anne-ology wrote:
>
>         You've been mis-informed - WIN does have 64.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Dan 
> <elderdanlewis@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=elderdanlewis@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>           As far as I know, only Windows does not have a 64 bit version.
>     Linux has 64 bit version for both DEB and RPM. The following is the
>     folder containing the installation files for LO 3.6.1.2 The Java I use
>     is also 64 bit that I get from the Ubuntu Repository (OpenJDK Java 6)
>     with all the patches.
>
>     LibO_3.6.1.2_Linux_x86-64___**install-deb_en-US
>
>
>     --Dan
>
>
>     Tom Davies wrote:
>
>         Hi :)
>         LibreOffice doesn't have a 64bit version and allegedly needs java
>         to be 32 bit too.
>         Regards from
>         Tom :)
>
>
>
>
>         From: Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com<http://mc/compose?to=phb@hbsys.plus.com>
>         Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Update to 3.6.1
>         To: 
> users@global.libreoffice.org<http://mc/compose?to=users@global.libreoffice.org><mailto:
> users@global.**libreoffice.org<http://mc/compose?to=users@global.libreoffice.org>
> >
>
>         Date: Wednesday, 29 August, 2012, 22:05
>
>         On 29/08/12 18:50, Tom Davies wrote:
>
>             Hi :) Errr, on the 64bit Ubuntu is the java also 64bit?  If it
> is
>             then can you try installing a 32 bit version of 1.6_32?  LO
> can be
>             told which version of java to use so it might work Tools -
>             Options -
>             Java Regards from Tom :)
>
>
>         That sounds like Windows solution! :-)
>
>         Peter HB

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