Re: [libreoffice-users] remove older version

2015-07-04 18:01 GMT+02:00 Thomas Blasejewicz <nyuwa@hb.tp1.jp>:

> Good evening
>
> I made a fresh install of Mint 17.1, 64-bit on a Dell Optiplex 745 machine.
> Mint comes with LibreOffice 4.2.6.3.
> Since there is a newer version (4.4.4.3) available, I downloaded and
> installed it.
> However, I now have under (Mint) Menu -> Office TWO Libreoffice items
> each (Writer, Calc etc.).
> In the newer version I am not able to modify / install an extensions.
> I get errors like:
>
> "Error while installing extension Alternative searching. The error
> message is: an error occurred during file opening
> The extension will not be installed."
>
> "Error reading data from the Internet.
> Server error message: Could not read status line: Connection reset by
> peer."
>
> "General Internet error has occurred."
>
> Somehow I suspect, the old package gets in the way (this kind of trouble
> with extensions has NEVER happened
> on any computer with ANY OS before) and I would like to remove it ...
> but don't know how.
> Software Manager and Synaptic Package Manger show only ONE version of
> LibreOffice: 4.4.4.3.
>
> Is there a trick to do this?
> What are the chances this will solve the extension problem?
> I am also wondering why the newer version did not replace the older one.
>
> Thank you.
> Thomas


​Thomas, my experience with downloading newer versions of LibreOffice on
Linux Mint accords with yours, i e, the new version is installed *alongside*
the older one. The latter is easy to remove, both via Synaptic and from the
menu. As others have mentioned, installing the LibreOffice PPA is one way
of making certain that one always has the latest stable version ; I use it
myself. Why you can't get extensions to work on the new version is,
however, beyond me ; perhaps someone else who frequents our forum knows....

Here it might be worth noting that the latest version of Linux Mint, 17.2
Rafael, has now been released with a mechanism that allows for an upgrade
to be done directly from the Update Manager ; I did this last night and it
took all of 2-3 minutes. The version of LibreOffice that comes with LM 17.2
is 4.4.3....

Henri

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