Hi :) You don't need to do all that typing anyway. Just press the tab key a few times and the terminal cleverly works out what you are aiming for. It takes a bit of working out how it works at first but it's a real boon once you get used to it. Renaming is not a bad idea though as it clarifies exactly what is what.
I thnk it inspired those old mobile phones that had "predictive texting" waaaay before smart-phones arrived. Hmmm, thinking about it i wonder what OS they were running! ;) Unfortunately the phones version of predictive text was quite a bit different and a bit of a pita for a lot of people. Dunno how often my phone called my best buddy a cow! This has beena great thread! Thanks all :) It's given me a lot to try out. Regards from Tom :) >________________________________ > From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <webmas...@krackedpress.com> >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Monday, 11 February 2013, 3:27 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing the Deb > > > >I do not like all that typing. > >What I do is use the default file manager and double click the archived file >and unarchive it. Then I take the folder that is created and rename it to Lib >or LibO. That way you do not need to type all of the characters of the >folder's name. I also do not use the desktop as the "storage" place fore the >unarchived folder[s]. > >I keep forgetting the "remove" command so I use the package manager to remove >the LO packages from the previous version that was installed. Works well for >me. > >Also, I tend to use the "cd" command to go to the proper folder[s] where the >"dpkg" command is needed. Long ago, in my mainframe days, I was taught to go >to the folder[s] where my files are to run them. That is what I try to do. >The only time I do not is when I have a launcher icon to work with on my >desktop. I prefer to use the GUI more than the terminal anyways. Easier on >my fingers and my typing skills after 3 strokes. So I do things as easy as I >can, or easy as I can remember to do/use. > > > > >On 02/10/2013 01:06 PM, Don Myers wrote: >> Tom, >> >> I used the following instructions to upgrade to LibreOffice 4.0.0.3 on three >> machines with Ubuntu 12.10. It has worked really well so far. No issues >> installing or using it. The bug that made some functions in Base run >> unacceptably slow have been fixed!!!!!!! >> >> *Instructions for the 64 Bit Debian Version:* >> Download LibreOffice_4.0.0.3 to the desktop. >> Right click on it and extract it to the desktop. This will give you the >> folder LibreOffice_4.0.0.3_Linux_x86-64_deb >> Run the following terminal commands to install it: >> 1. sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*.* >> 2. sudo dpkg -i ~/Desktop/LibreOffice_4.0.0.3_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/*.deb >> 3. sudo dpkg -i >> ~/Desktop/LibreOffice_4.0.0.3_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/desktop-integration/libreoffice4.0-debian-menus_4.0.0-103_all.deb >> 4. If using Unity, Open Dash, type Libre and you will see the different >> components (Writer, Calc, etc.). Simply drag the icons for them over to >> where you wish to have them in the launcher bar. >> >> If you install it in this manner using the official Document Foundation >> version, and you type libreoffice in the command line, I get the following: >>> The program 'libreoffice' is currently not installed. You can install it by >>> typing: >>> sudo apt-get install libreoffice-common >> An install as shown above does not have any repository from which it >> originated. Therefore there aren't any updates, which I understand. If it >> showed up as an installed program, Ubuntu would try to update the >> LibreOffice with its own version which would lead to a royal mess!!!!!! I >> did not get a message saying there is a missing package like you did. >> >> Don >> >> >> On 02/10/2013 09:59 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: >>> >>> Tom >>> I ram the install on Linux Mint 14 and had no troubles with it. >>> >>> >>> On 02/09/2013 03:07 PM, Tom Davies wrote: >>>> Hi :) >>>> I downloaded the .Deb for Ubuntu (and others) twice yday and tried >>>> installing it as per instructions but when i tried running LibreOffice >>>> from the command-line by typing in >>>> >>>> libreoffice >>>> >>>> I got an error message saying that LibreOffice couldn't run because i was >>>> missing a package called something like >>>> >>>> >>>> libreoffice-common >>>> >>>> when i looked through all the packages in the Deb and desktop integration >>>> folders i found there was one! I'm sure it's been there in previous >>>> releases?! However when i double-click on a docX or odt or anything >>>> then LibreOffice 4 does successfully open it. >>>> >>>> >>>> So, it's a bit weird but doesn't seem to be problem unless i try that odd >>>> way of opening LO in a way that i would never normally have tried unless i >>>> wanted to try to collect error reports and stuff (ie never). >>>> >>>> Regards from >>>> Tom :) >>> >>> >> > > >-- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org >Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
