[libreoffice-users] Re: No database option

On 07/30/2014 11:51 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> You might need to install Base.  I think it's the only module that can be
> installed separately on Gnu&Linux systems.  So something like
>
> sudo apt-get install libreoffice-base
>
> should do the trick on a distro from the debian-family.  Please let us know
> how this goes!
> Good luck and regards form
> Tom :)

Just checked with Ubuntu's package manager and Base was in fact not 
installed.  Used it to install Base and now the option appears so I 
should be able to proceed. Sort of surprised as I thought the entire 
suite had been installed.

Thanks Tom

Regards,  Jim

> On 30 July 2014 17:30, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Using LibreOffice 3.5.7.2 on Ubuntu 12.04.
> >
> > I am working with a ooBasic tutorial. It says to choose
> > File-->New-->Database to create a new database.  The problem is there is no
> > Database item on that drop down menu.  Also, on the opening screen the
> > Database entry is grayed out.
> >
> > I actually have a database on my system that I was experimenting with a
> > couple of years ago. If I go to Tools-->Options-->LibreOffice-->Databases
> > it shows there but I can't open it.
> >
> > Anyone have any idea of what could be wrong and how to enable databases
> > again?
> >
> > Thanks, Jim
> >
> >
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