HI webmaster, I have decided to stick with what I have and wait until the program is more easily accessible.
Thank you for your help. Wanda On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 8:19 AM, webmas...@krackedpress.com < webmas...@krackedpress.com> wrote: > On 01/20/2011 12:39 AM, NoOp wrote: > >> On 01/18/2011 06:15 PM, wlb wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have been trying to install the Libre Office onto my computer. I am >>> using >>> Ubuntu Linux, 10.10. I have tried several times to down load it, even >>> one >>> that took hours. I finally stopped it. I tried to follow the >>> instructions, >>> but I am not technologically literate and I tried to follow as best I >>> could. >>> >>> Libre Office was not automatically installed when I upgraded. Open >>> Office >>> was the only office program that installed. I am hoping that you can >>> help >>> me. I would really like to try your program. Everyone on the Linux >>> forum >>> speaks so very highly of it. >>> >> Wanda, given your experience level I'd recommend (for the time being) >> that you stick with what you already have installed (OOo). LibreOffice >> is currently in RC (Release Candidate), meaning that it is still in the >> testing phase. Wait until LO is fully released, or had someone assist you. >> >> However, if you still wish to give LO a try (and I hesitate to advise >> this if you have a dailup connection where the download takes "hours"): >> >> 1. Download the .deb package from: >> http://www.libreoffice.org/download >> < >> http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/testing/3.3.0-rc3/deb/x86_64/LibO_3.3.0rc3_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz >> > >> >> 2. Go to where you downloaded the .gz and right-click and select >> 'Extract here'. Then follow Mark& Baldwins's instructions (and you'll >> need to open the terminal to do this (Applications|Accessories|Terminal): >> >> $ cd LibO_3.3.0rc3_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US/DEBS >> $ sudo dpkg -i *.deb >> >> then >> >> $ cd desktop-integration >> $ sudo dpkg -i *.deb >> >> You should then find LibreOffice in Applications|Office >> > I have been told that Ubuntu uses Go-oo version of Openoffice.org, not > the version that you can get with downloading from OOo's web site. I > have 10.10 myself. The splash screen is different between what is in > Ubuntu's install and OOo's web site install. > > I have both the Ubuntu install of Openoffice.org and LibreOffice RC3 > installed. > To be honest, I do not know what is the real difference between the 3.2.x > version > of Ubuntu's OOo and LibreOffice 3.3.x RC3. One thing I can tell you is > that > currently OOo 3.3.x is at the RC9 level, since they look like there is a > bug that > they are having trouble to fix, but it also looks like RC9 may be the that > Release Candidate. Also Ubuntu stated that once LibreOffice is in full > release, > not a RC release, it will be added to the repository. So you may have a > choice > which version you would like from their software management system. > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > users+h...@libreoffice.org<users%2bh...@libreoffice.org> > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > -- ** "Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." - Malcolm X <http://www.facebook.com/theblackreport/posts/182952568405023> -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
