Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installation version chaos

Getting a little off-topic, but...

Even more confusingly for Windows users, in some contexts on Windows *.* 
matches all files, even those without any extension at all (similarly, 
libreoffice*.* would match all files starting "libreoffice", even if 
they don't contain a dot or extension). I think that's a throwback from 
DOS where all files had an up-to-8-character name and up-to-3-character 
extension, separated by an implied dot; *.* matched files with any 
number of characters for name and any number of characters for 
extension, where "any number" includes none.

I don't like the way newer versions of Windows hide the extensions by 
default. Apart from the inconvenience when you want to change them, it 
makes it so much easier for a dodgy executable to look like a harmless 
text document by its icon, with no giveaway that it's got a .exe 
extension instead of .txt. One of the first things I do is set Explorer 
to show extensions so I can see and change them if necessary:
- Click Organise > Folder and Search Options
- "View" tab
- Untick "Hide extensions for known file types"
- OK
Even then, some extensions (such as .lnk on shortcuts) are "super 
hidden" and still aren't shown, at least without a registry hack...

Mark.


Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> There's a tiny "gotcha" in there that i only noticed because i have done
> the same thing myself.  It's the . in
>
> sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*.*
>
> Try again but this time without the extra * and the . before it;
>
> sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*
>
> Not all *nix files have a file-ending and dot.  It's not like Windows!
> Windows hides it's .file-endings but almost always relies on them quite
> heavily.  The end-result looks the same but can still trip people up.  My
> pet bug-bear is how to rename a .html into a .txt and such-like but my
> work-around is to just avoid using Windows and that solves most such
> problems!
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
> On 17 April 2015 at 06:41, Andreas Säger <villeroy@t-online.de> wrote:
>
> > Am 17.04.2015 um 06:58 schrieb Tom Cloyd:
> > > I'm running Kubuntu Linux - latest version, fully updated.
> > >
> > > I just downloaded "LibreOffice_4.4.2_Linux_x86_deb.tar.gz" and its
> > > associated helpfile. I removed all other *.tar.gz files from my software
> > > download archive.
> > >
> > > I removed my previous LO installation: sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*.*
> > >
> > > I unpacked each *.tar.gz file and installed it from its respective "DEBS"
> > > directory: sudo dpkg -i *.deb
> > >
> > > I launched my supposed new LO version.
> > >
> > > As always with a new install, I immediately check "Help > About..." to
> > > verify the install, and I get this:
> > >
> > > Version: 4.3.5.2
> > > Build ID: 3a87456aaa6a95c63eea1c1b3201acedf0751bd5
> > >
> > > Since that's the version I started with, prior to this upgrade attempt,
> > I'm
> > > a bit surprised.
> > >
> > > That little "download available" icon is in the upper right corner of the
> > > LO window, as well.
> > >
> > > Perhaps there's a problem up in the mothership?
> > >
> > > Tom
> >
> > Hi Tom,
> > Open a terminal and launch /opt/LibreOffice4.4./program/soffice
> > Watch any output on the terminal.
> >
> > Oh, and don't forget to stop any "quick starter" instance of some
> > LibreOffice installation, particularly while running an installation. I
> > use to disable this useless anti-feature alltogether
> > (menu:Tools>Options>Memory>"Systray Quickstart").
> >
> > Greetings,
> > Andreas Säger


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