Re: [libreoffice-users] installation problem LO4.4 - linux mint

On 02/16/2015 12:59 PM, M Henri Day wrote:
> 2015-02-16 15:53 GMT+01:00 Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster <
> webmaster@krackedpress.com>:
>
> > On 02/15/2015 03:18 PM, M Henri Day wrote:
> >
> > > 2015-02-14 9:31 GMT+01:00 Mike Scott <mike@scottsonline.org.uk>:
> > >
> > >   On 13/02/15 18:24, sqroot wrote:
> > > >   thanks mike! adding the ppa means, you did not remove the old LO-version
> > > > > in the first place?
> > > > >
> > > > >   Correct. I added the ppa, did a refresh, and was offered the new
> > > > versions
> > > > in synaptic.
> > > >
> > > > (Irrelevant probably, but synaptic then refused to actually do the
> > > > upgrade
> > > > - but this has happened lately for various packages, not just LO. Using
> > > > apt
> > > > (or was it apt-get?) directly performed all the upgrades correctly.)
> > > >
> > > >   ​Mike, I use the LO PPA to install all the upgrades to my 64-bit Linux
> > > Mint
> > > box (currently 17.1)​
> > > ​, which means that they are installed automatically via the Update
> > > Manager
> > > - i e, I don't have to look for them in Synaptic or use «apt-get» in a
> > > terminal to install them. Very convenient, but as I recently mentioned on
> > > another thread, Base seems to be missing from the latest version (4.4.0.3)
> > > installed on this computer - in any event, when I click the Base icon in
> > > LibreOffice nothing at all happens, and when I enter «soffice --base» in a
> > > terminal, LibreOffice opens not to Base, but to Writer !...
> > >
> > > I'm not a frequent user of Base, but I can't recall encountering this
> > > problem with previous versions of LO on Mint. I note that all LO services,
> > > including Base, work just fine on my Windows 64-bit 8.1 box. Any
> > > suggestions as to what may be wrong and how to fix it would be greatly
> > > appreciated !...
> > >
> > > Henri
> > PPA installs are fine, if you want to run the one that is currently on the
> > PPA list.
> >
> > Personally, I have not changed over to the 4.4.0.x package.  I usually
> > wait for the .2 or .3 version before I switch.
> >
> > Because of an extended illness, I have not started "testing" 4.4.0.x on
> > one of my systems.  I do this before I install the new "line" onto my
> > main/default system.
> >
> > It might be helpful to have someone to post the PPA "script" here so those
> > who want to try it can get the correct install procedure.
>
> ​Tim, here the URL of the «LibreOffice packaging team»​
> ​'s webpage on the Launchpad site :
> *https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ubuntu/ppa*
> <https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ubuntu/ppa>....
>
> Henri

Thanks, I have saved the info in a Writer document.




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