Re: AW: [libreoffice-users] Request for change

On 15/7/26 07:25, Steve Edmonds wrote:
> Hi Bret, did you install from the LO site or from a distribution 
> repository?
> Steve
>
> On 15/07/2026 10:16, Bret Busby wrote:
> > On 15/7/26 02:51, LO.Harald.Berger@t-online.de wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > try https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Videos/ 
> > > LibreOffice_6-4_Installing_under_Windows_10#(Installation_Wizard)_Custom
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Greetings Harald
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original-Nachricht----- Betreff: [libreoffice-users] Request for 
> > > change Datum: 2026-07-14T20:44:27+0200 Von: "Bret Busby" 
> > > <bret@busby.net> An: "users@global.libreoffice.org" 
> > > <users@global.libreoffice.org>
> > >
> > > Hello.
> > >
> > > I have just subscribed to this list.
> > >
> > > I have had installed and been using LibreOffice for some years, and, 
> > > one problem that I cannot overcome, is that is has installed, and, I 
> > > cannot find how to get rid of, multiple language packs.
> > >
> > > I am monolingual (?) - my only language is English (the English of 
> > > England, not the pidgin English of Australia or the USA), and,
> > > every time that Libre Office updates, it unnecessarily downloads and 
> > > installs multiple packages relating to languages that I would not 
> > > understand, let alone use.
> > >
> > > Is it possible to limit an installation (and, updates) of Libre 
> > > Office, to a single language?
> > >
> > > .. Bret Busby Armadale West Australia (UTC+0800) ..............
> >
> > I am sorry - I should have included an important item of information,
> > but neglected (forgot) to so do (Plurry Irriot - me); I am running Linux
> > Mint Mate 21.3, based on Ubuntu Linux Mate 22.04 LTS as the underlying
> > OS platform.
> >
> > I do not thence know whether the problem lies with Libre Office itself
> > for the automatic inclusion of the extraneous language packs, or,
> > whether it lies with the Ubuntu package maintainer.
> >
> > But, If I could find how to perform a simple (?) blanket removal 
> > (including the thence blocking of further downloads) of the extraneous 
> > language packs, it would be useful, including making Libre Office and 
> > future updates, more efficient and less bloated.
> >
> > Thank you in anticipation.
> >
> > ..
> > Bret Busby
> > Armadale
> > West Australia
> > (UTC+0800)
> > ..............


Hello.

I installed from the distribution repository.

..
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
..............

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