Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with LibreOffice 5

On 07/17/2017 12:16 PM, Tim-L--Elmira-NY wrote:
> I am having trouble with my Feb 2010 AMD quad core desktop.  It 
> started out as Ubuntu 9.10.  I now have it set up for 14.04LTS. The 
> big issue with going beyond that - i.e. 16.04 - is the fact that the 
> upgrade craps out during the install process.  I have to have 13.10 or 
> earlier to get my Canon MG6220 drivers to work. Then I get to 
> update/upgrade it to 14.04LTS.  Then I must stop or crash the install 
> and have problems with GRUB thinking that it had a good install for 
> 16.04 when it does not work at all.  At least now I have very little 
> on the 250 GB OS's drive that gets lost.  I stopped using it for 
> emails after that.  It is just a files server now - sort of.
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Have you tried linuxquestions.org for support?
http://www.linuxquestions.org/
I use Slackware, not Ubuntu, but I have gotten some good support from lq 
in the past on a problem or two that stumped me. They may be able to 
help you with your upgrade installation.

To say something in support of software driver developers, I can imagine 
it is a daunting task to continue to support old hardware. Much of it is 
long gone to the trash collection or electronic recycling - especially 
mechanical devices that wear out, and driver developers probably no 
longer have an instance of a particular piece of old hardware to test 
their drivers with. Even if they had, the quantity of different devices 
and models could become a time-consuming task to test each and every 
one. In this day of new stuff coming on the market quickly, obsoleting a 
previous version, I imagine it is quite difficult to keep supporting the 
old stuff and some things slip through the cracks.

That said, I have quite a lot of old stuff and sympathize with what you 
are saying. I am satisfied with not buying the latest gadget as soon as 
it comes on the market and tossing out something that is still working. 
I always remember the wise words of Adam Osborne: "He, who lives on the 
cutting edge of technology, gets sliced to bits!"

Girvin Herr


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