Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing the Deb

Hi :)
You don't need to do all that typing anyway.  Just press the tab key a few times and the terminal 
cleverly works out what you are aiming for.  It takes a bit of working out how it works at first 
but it's a real boon once you get used to it.  Renaming is not a bad idea though as it clarifies 
exactly what is what.

I thnk it inspired those old mobile phones that had "predictive texting" waaaay before smart-phones 
arrived.  Hmmm, thinking about it i wonder what OS they were running! ;)  Unfortunately the phones 
version of predictive text was quite a bit different and a bit of a pita for a lot of people.  
Dunno how often my phone called my best buddy a cow!  

This has beena  great thread!  Thanks all :)  It's given me a lot to try out.
Regards from
Tom :)  





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> From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <webmaster@krackedpress.com>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Monday, 11 February 2013, 3:27
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing the Deb
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> I do not like all that typing.
>
> What I do is use the default file manager and double click the archived file and unarchive it.  
> Then I take the folder that is created and rename it to Lib or LibO.  That way you do not need to 
> type all of the characters of the folder's name.  I also do not use the desktop as the "storage" 
> place fore the unarchived folder[s].
>
> I keep forgetting the "remove" command so I use the package manager to remove the LO packages from 
> the previous version that was installed.  Works well for me.
>
> Also, I tend to use the "cd" command to go to the proper folder[s] where the "dpkg" command is 
> needed.  Long ago, in my mainframe days, I was taught to go to the folder[s] where my files are to 
> run them.  That is what I try to do.  The only time I do not is when I have a launcher icon to 
> work with on my desktop.  I prefer to use the GUI more than the terminal anyways.  Easier on my 
> fingers and my typing skills after 3 strokes.  So I do things as easy as I can, or easy as I can 
> remember to do/use.
>
>
>
>
> On 02/10/2013 01:06 PM, Don Myers wrote:
> > Tom,
> >
> > I used the following instructions to upgrade to LibreOffice 4.0.0.3 on three machines with 
> > Ubuntu 12.10. It has worked really well so far. No issues installing or using it. The bug that 
> > made some functions in Base run unacceptably slow have been fixed!!!!!!!
> >
> > *Instructions for the 64 Bit Debian Version:*
> > Download LibreOffice_4.0.0.3 to the desktop.
> > Right click on it and extract it to the desktop. This will give you the folder 
> > LibreOffice_4.0.0.3_Linux_x86-64_deb
> > Run the following terminal commands to install it:
> > 1. sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*.*
> > 2. sudo dpkg -i ~/Desktop/LibreOffice_4.0.0.3_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/*.deb
> > 3. sudo dpkg -i 
> > ~/Desktop/LibreOffice_4.0.0.3_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/desktop-integration/libreoffice4.0-debian-menus_4.0.0-103_all.deb
> > 4. If using Unity, Open Dash, type Libre and you will see the different components (Writer, 
> > Calc, etc.). Simply drag the icons for them over to where you wish to have them in the launcher 
> > bar.
> >
> > If you install it in this manner using the official Document Foundation version, and you type 
> > libreoffice in the command line, I get the following:
> > > The program 'libreoffice' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
> > > sudo apt-get install libreoffice-common
> > An install as shown above does not have any repository from which it originated. Therefore there 
> > aren't any updates, which I understand. If it showed up as an installed program, Ubuntu would 
> > try to update the LibreOffice with its own version which would lead to a royal mess!!!!!! I did 
> > not get a message saying there is a missing package like you did.
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> > On 02/10/2013 09:59 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
> > > Tom
> > > I ram the install on Linux Mint 14 and had no troubles with it.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 02/09/2013 03:07 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > > > Hi :)
> > > > I downloaded the .Deb for Ubuntu (and others) twice yday and tried
> > > > installing it as per instructions but when i tried running LibreOffice
> > > > from the command-line by typing in
> > > >
> > > > libreoffice
> > > >
> > > > I got an error message saying that LibreOffice couldn't run because i was missing a package 
> > > > called something like
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > libreoffice-common
> > > >
> > > > when i looked through all the packages in the Deb and desktop integration
> > > > folders i found there was one!  I'm sure it's been there in previous
> > > > releases?!  However when i double-click on a docX or odt or anything
> > > > then LibreOffice 4 does successfully open it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > So, it's a bit weird but doesn't seem to be problem unless i try that odd
> > > > way of opening LO in a way that i would never normally have tried unless i wanted to try to 
> > > > collect error reports and stuff (ie never).
> > > >
> > > > Regards from
> > > > Tom :)
>
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