Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: the release 4.3 in PPA launchpad

Hi :)
Thats an interesting list of add-ons/Extensions or additional packages.  Is
there any easy clue as to what they do?  I personally suspect they do add
something positive to LibreOffice and might consider adding them to my
upstream install of LO.
Regards from
Tom :)




On 5 August 2014 20:12, NoOp <glgxg@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> On 08/03/2014 03:27 AM, Lera Goncharuk wrote:
> > В письме от 2 августа 2014 09:57:15 пользователь Kracked_P_P---webmaster
> > написал:
> > > On 08/02/2014 06:25 AM, Lera Goncharuk wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > The setup from PPA is deemed more important in Ubuntu user community
> > than
> > > > setup from *.deb files. A lot of people have already gotten used to
> setup
> > > > LibreOffice from PPA
> > > > https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ubuntu/ppa . But release
> 4.3
> > > > is not available over there up to now. This brings up the question:
> Will
> > > > new release be uploaded? And, when it can be expected? As far as I
> know,
> > > > Rico Tzschichholz is moderator of the PPA in launchpad.net. Thank
> you.
> > > I had the PPA setup, but I removed it.  I prefer to decide which version
> > > of LO it have installed.  PPAs, like Repositories, seems to make me feel
> > > that I am not in control of which version I use. I kept getting the
> > > message that I need to update/upgrade to a different version with the
> > > PPAs and Repositories seem to, most of the time, remove the version I am
> > > using and install an earlier one.
> > >
> > > Now that I am not upgrading my desktop from Linux Mint 16 to 17, due to
> > > a dependency issue that causes two printers not to produce the proper
> > > coloring when printing photos and image, I am not getting an updates
> > > anymore.  So I do not have that problem.
> > >
> > > For now, I would rather install the exact version of LO via the terminal
> > > than use a PPA.  That is just my opinion.  For many, it is more
> > > convenient for the PPAs to do the work for them.  So, when I decide to
> > > go from 4.2.5 to 4.3.x, I will install it myself.  I have not tested
> > > 4.3.0.x on any system.  I prefer to test it out on a system that is not
> > > my "production" and default one till the version is tested on a Win7
> > > and/or Ubuntu-based boot of my laptop.
> >
> > In my opinion, PPA gives more freedom to install and upgrade, and not
> only
> > makes installation easier in the system. This can be viewed in the
> direction
> > apt-get, aptitude and Sinaptic for Deb-based OS. There are excellent
> articles
> > on their use that enables having the maximum choice in their package
> system
>
> Congrats to the "LibbreOffice Packaging" team... however the average
> user on this list should *read*  and understand the full contents of the
> 'PPA description' prior to adding to their sources.list. Examples:
>
> <quote>
> PPA description
>
> LibreOffice test builds and backports
> ...
> Most of the packages in this PPA have only experienced minor testing --
> in fact it is the place to enable a wider audience to test packages
> before they are published into the distro proper. In general, this PPA
> is _not_ for the average user to install without a closer look (if it
> would be, its packages would be in the main repositories). OTOH, it is
> _way_ _better_ to use packages from this PPA than using the *.deb files
> that The Document Foundation provides upstream, which are intentionally
> build against a very old baseline for maximum compatibility. So, _if_
> you want to be on the bleeding edge, do it here, not with upstream *.debs.
> </quote>
>
> Also be aware that if you are using Ubuntu 12.04.x (Precise) the PPA
> contains a slew of additional packages which may, or may not, affect the
> standard released versions of those packages on your existing system.
>
> Sample:
>
> accessodf       0.1-4ubuntu1~precise1   Rico Tzschichholz (2014-04-05)
> boost1.54       1.54.0-2ubuntu3~precise1        Rico Tzschichholz
> (2014-02-01)
> clucene-core    2.3.3.4-2~precise1      Rico Tzschichholz (2012-09-01)
> dh-exec         0.12~precise1   Rico Tzschichholz (2014-02-01)
> dh-python       1.20140128-1ubuntu8~ctools1     Scott Moser (3 hours ago)
> doxygen         1.8.7-2~precise1        Rico Tzschichholz (3 hours ago)
> glew    1.10.0-3~precise1       Rico Tzschichholz (3 hours ago)
> graphite2       1.2.4-1ubuntu1~precise1         Rico Tzschichholz
> (2014-02-01)
>
> Disclaimer: I've nothing against using the PPA - I have not as I install
> the .deb packages directly from LO instead.
>
> > management. However, this topic is not for this list, but for a
> discussion in
> > an user community of particular OS.
>
> You've brought up the question regarding the PPA here instead of asking at:
>
> "For questions and bugs with software in this PPA please contact
> LibreOffice Packaging."
> <https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice>
>   <https://answers.launchpad.net/~libreoffice>
> Questions for LibreOffice Packaging
>     “LibreOffice Packaging” team
>     Questions
>
> So I think it worthwhile to point out the PPA (Personal Package Archive)
> 'heads-up' here.
>
>
> > Meanwhile, LO 4.3 realise is in the PPA now
> > https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ubuntu/libreoffice-4-3
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>
>
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