Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Trial of LibreOffice

On 09/30/2016 06:19 PM, Girvin Herr wrote:
> On 09/30/2016 02:23 PM, Steve Edmonds wrote:
> > On 2016-10-01 04:21, V Stuart Foote wrote:
> > > TomD wrote
> > > > There is no harm in having both LibreOffice and OpenOffice installed
> > > > alongside each other.
> > > > ...
> > > Actually they do not get along all that well, but will coexist if you
> > > perform a custom installation and disable the "Quick Starter" 
> > > feature from
> > > in the Optional Components section both--and also clear the "File Type"
> > > dialog of checks to not assign a program association.
> > >
> > > Stuart
> > I have had then running side by side on Linux fine for a few years, 
> > no special install. I still have to keep OO to cater for 
> > functionality dropped from LO and it works fine.
> > Steve
> +1.
>
> AOO 4.1.2 + LO 5.0.6.3 + Slackware Linux 14.1 (k3.10.103). However, I 
> do not use the "Quick Starter" - my choice.  ...And vice-versa: LO 
> still has the Base Report Generator, AOO does not. So I keep them both 
> for the features I like and rely upon.
>
> Girvin Herr
+1 AOO and LO "fresh" on Arch Linux, with the LO quick starter. No problems.

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