[libreoffice-users] Re: How do I install the current Linux version

On 10/31/16 11:45 AM, M Henri Day wrote:
> 2016-10-31 18:13 GMT+01:00 Ken Springer <snowshed1@q.com>:
>
> > Hi, Henri,
> >
> > On 10/30/16 1:12 PM, M Henri Day wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > ​Ken, instructions for upgrading Linux Mint 17.3 to Linux Mint 18 - if
> > > that's what you're after - are found here :
> > > https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/2316. They worked very well
> > > for me....
> >
> > For the time being, I'm going to stay with 17.3 until I understand it
> > better.  But I created a LiveCD for 18, and may install it on an old laptop
> > I have here in the future.
> >
> > For the moment, I'm just trying to solve this issue of printing from LO
> > Calc on my Samsung laser.
> >
> > --
> > Ken
> > Mac OS X 10.11.6
> > Firefox 49.0.1
> > Thunderbird 45.3.0
> > "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash
> >      and it's gone!"
> ​
> Hullo Ken !
>
> There's a lot of wisdom in the old aphorism to the effect that if it ain't
> broke, don't fix it​, and Mint 17.3 works very well - even if I myself find
> Mint 18 just a little bit better.

I scrounged an old 2005 Dell Inspiron and installed 18 with the XFCE 
desktop today.  I like that interface if I'm the one using it.  But for 
beginners, I still think the Cinnamon desktop might be easier to grasp 
for newbies to computers.

> In any event, someone on the Linux Mint
> Forum for printers and scanners (
> https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewforum.php?f=51) might be able to suggest
> solutions for the specific problems you're having printing from LO Calc on
> your Samsung laser printer - perhaps worth a try ?...

Well, 5.1.5 didn't solve the problem.  But I almost never use a 
spreadsheet, so I'm not going to worry about it for now.

> With regard to easily keeping your installation of LO updated on Mint, you
> might want to consider installing the PPA (
> https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ubuntu/ppa). I can confirm that
> it works like a charm, and you don't have to download and install the .deb
> files yourself !...
>
> Henri


--
Ken
Mac OS X 10.11.6
Firefox 49.0.1
Thunderbird 45.3.0
"My brain is like lightning, a quick flash
     and it's gone!"


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