Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Report in Base not executed

On Wed, 2014-11-19 at 10:40 +0000, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Crashing is usually due to some 3rd party Extension or some weird tangle of
> settings in the User Profile.  Renaming the User Profile is usually fairly
> quick and easy, once you've figured it out first time
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/UserProfile
>
> The 2nd most likely cause has tended to be Java issues.  if you are using
> the internal back-end on Base or using Accessibility tools such as
> screen-readers then there might not be much you can do except to maybe
> consider upgrading Java or finding a more stable version of Java.  The rest
> of us can switch off Java dependence temporarily;
> Tools - Options - Advanced
> and if LibreOffice grumbles then switch it back on again.  Most people find
> they can live without Java in LibreOffice and maybe even uninstall it.
>
>
> Generally it is always best to stick with the distro-specific tweaked
> versions of almost all software.  Going outside of that often requires
> quite a bit of 'proper' linuxy experience and knowledge.  It's not usually
> a good idea for a point&click user like myself!
>
> However LibreOffice is one of the exceptions.  it's very forgiving about
> it's dependencies and it's unlikely that something else is depending on a
> specific version of LO.  It's about the only package i ever install
> directly from the upstream site and i have grown quite comfortable doing
> so.  If it doesn't work out it's fairly easy to remove all the downloaded
> official TDF version and then reinstall your own distros version from their
> repos but it's unlikely you would need to.  The only downside is that you
> have to remember to upgrade it yourself.  Many of us don't even upgrade
> once a year, despite official recommendations, without any noticeable
> problems.
>
> It is also possible to install more than 1 version of LibreOffice at a time
> to get the best of both worlds
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel
I have submitted a bug to bugzilla for this after being advised to by
'wolfi32'.

Cheers
Harvey

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