Hi Jean,
Jean Hollis Weber skrev:
Per Eriksson wrote:
Hey, I just got an idea. Maybe we should stop being old fashioned and
show the user how to unpack and install using the graphical side of
the operating system? I bet 90% of all the users have a graphical
environment even if they like to code...
I propose to change these to something like "how to unpack using a
preinstalled unpack utility" in your favourite window manager. It
would focus on GNOME, with a small note about that the method is very
similar on most modern Linux desktops.
I suggest including both methods, graphical and command-line, with
graphical first. Also, perhaps we should mention that many (most?)
Linux distros come with OOo installed, so these instructions apply
only if people want to install a more recent version.
I think I just discovered a think that will affect many users. In Fedora
and perhaps many other systems (unsure how many) logging in as root in
the Graphical system is not allowed. This means that a graphical
instruction will only offer a single user installation, where using the
console will offer both possibilites.
Also, I'm still unclear about what I need to do if I want to replace
the version of OOo that came with my distro with a more recent
version. (I know how to run the two in parallel.) To replace, do I
need to uninstall the distro version of OOo first? I have seen these
instructions somewhere, but I think they should either be in the
document you are revising, or be linked to it.
I think it's a good idea to add a note about package managers, but we
should stop there. It's not possible for our guides to document
different distros or package managers.
Per
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