Where do you prefer to get LibreOffice? From Trisquel repos (older version,
presumably more stable but less features) or from their own website, which
has a deb package that can install itself like a charm (newer, maybe with
some undiscovered bugs but more features).
Or since I am asking, d
I don't have a need for the latest LibreOffice release. The only reason I
would download LibreOffice from the LibreOffice website is if I found that I
did need the latest version for some particular reason.
In general I prefer to use as much software as possible from Trisquels repo.
If its buggy version in Trisquel repo (Liferea) or I must have "the newest
version" I find another source but that isnt many programs. Libreoffice
version insluded in Trisquel 7 works great for me.
I use the KISS p
I install software ONLY from my repo. The few applications I don't find in my
repo or that are of an older version and don't work properly I wget the
source, untar, install the dependencies and compile.
cheers Gnuser!
Admittedly I don't do a lot with Office suites. Usually just need to open
some documents that people send me. Which is sometimes a problem, when I have
an important document that I need to use correctly (stuff like CVs, legal
documents that need to be returned, etc) I need the best compatibil
Also, I like my all my programs to be fast. LibreOffice seems to improve
booting times with each new release. Was very pleased with the improvement
from 3 to 4 and was wondering how it would be now in 5.
The PPA from https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ubuntu/ppa is very
up to date and recommended.
I use LibreOffice in the repos until I make a decision that there is a
special feature in the newer version that I need to use. When that happens, I
download the deb from the oficial website and I install it in all pcs of the
network that work together even if they use another OS.
I use LibreOffice 5 from their PPA-- it's definately a great improvement over
4.
Version 4 should work for your needs just fine, if you want to avoid PPAs and
stick to Trisquel's repo.
And no, I don't use OpenOffice. There isn't any reason to-- Apache's pretty
much abandoned it, leaving it to
Is the PPA managed by the Document Foundation themselves?
Usually I only use software from the repos OR when it's very specific
software downloaded from the original developer website (the Tor Browser
being an example of it, which is really cool seeing as now they have a auto
updater include
I don't think so; the PPA's description uses the third person to describe The
Document Foundation, and the LibreOffice website doesn't link to it.
Have you noticed improvements in terms of speed (booting and general usage)
and compatibility with MS Office?
I am still trying to decide if I will use the PPA or not.
I read a recent blog post from Apache saying they would like to have
contributions from other derivatives (apparently most o
Unlike some other apps Libreoffice's non-repo packages can be installed.
Basically what I quote below simply does. Not. Apply.
The few applications I don't find in my repo or that are of an older version
and don't work properly I wget the source, untar, install the dependencies
and compile.
LO5 is slightly faster than 4 (works better with xmonad, as well), and has
extremely better compatibility with MS Office formats.
LO has the advantage of being able to incorperate code from Apache into LO,
but not vice-versa. Apache's pretty much dead, friend.
"LO has the advantage of being able to incorperate code from Apache into LO,
but not vice-versa."
Is that because of licensing issues?
"Apache's pretty much dead, friend."
Just for clarity, do you mean *Apache* is dead, or *Apache OpenOffice* is
dead?
repo forever
PS openoffice is an almost dead project
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