Hi :) Thats an interesting list of add-ons/Extensions or additional packages. Is there any easy clue as to what they do? I personally suspect they do add something positive to LibreOffice and might consider adding them to my upstream install of LO. Regards from Tom :)
On 5 August 2014 20:12, NoOp <gl...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > On 08/03/2014 03:27 AM, Lera Goncharuk wrote: > > В письме от 2 августа 2014 09:57:15 пользователь Kracked_P_P---webmaster > > написал: > >> On 08/02/2014 06:25 AM, Lera Goncharuk wrote: > >> > Hi, > >> > The setup from PPA is deemed more important in Ubuntu user community > > than > >> > setup from *.deb files. A lot of people have already gotten used to > setup > >> > LibreOffice from PPA > >> > https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ubuntu/ppa . But release > 4.3 > >> > is not available over there up to now. This brings up the question: > Will > >> > new release be uploaded? And, when it can be expected? As far as I > know, > >> > Rico Tzschichholz is moderator of the PPA in launchpad.net. Thank > you. > >> > >> I had the PPA setup, but I removed it. I prefer to decide which version > >> of LO it have installed. PPAs, like Repositories, seems to make me feel > >> that I am not in control of which version I use. I kept getting the > >> message that I need to update/upgrade to a different version with the > >> PPAs and Repositories seem to, most of the time, remove the version I am > >> using and install an earlier one. > >> > >> Now that I am not upgrading my desktop from Linux Mint 16 to 17, due to > >> a dependency issue that causes two printers not to produce the proper > >> coloring when printing photos and image, I am not getting an updates > >> anymore. So I do not have that problem. > >> > >> For now, I would rather install the exact version of LO via the terminal > >> than use a PPA. That is just my opinion. For many, it is more > >> convenient for the PPAs to do the work for them. So, when I decide to > >> go from 4.2.5 to 4.3.x, I will install it myself. I have not tested > >> 4.3.0.x on any system. I prefer to test it out on a system that is not > >> my "production" and default one till the version is tested on a Win7 > >> and/or Ubuntu-based boot of my laptop. > > > > In my opinion, PPA gives more freedom to install and upgrade, and not > only > > makes installation easier in the system. This can be viewed in the > direction > > apt-get, aptitude and Sinaptic for Deb-based OS. There are excellent > articles > > on their use that enables having the maximum choice in their package > system > > Congrats to the "LibbreOffice Packaging" team... however the average > user on this list should *read* and understand the full contents of the > 'PPA description' prior to adding to their sources.list. Examples: > > <quote> > PPA description > > LibreOffice test builds and backports > ... > Most of the packages in this PPA have only experienced minor testing -- > in fact it is the place to enable a wider audience to test packages > before they are published into the distro proper. In general, this PPA > is _not_ for the average user to install without a closer look (if it > would be, its packages would be in the main repositories). OTOH, it is > _way_ _better_ to use packages from this PPA than using the *.deb files > that The Document Foundation provides upstream, which are intentionally > build against a very old baseline for maximum compatibility. So, _if_ > you want to be on the bleeding edge, do it here, not with upstream *.debs. > </quote> > > Also be aware that if you are using Ubuntu 12.04.x (Precise) the PPA > contains a slew of additional packages which may, or may not, affect the > standard released versions of those packages on your existing system. > > Sample: > > accessodf 0.1-4ubuntu1~precise1 Rico Tzschichholz (2014-04-05) > boost1.54 1.54.0-2ubuntu3~precise1 Rico Tzschichholz > (2014-02-01) > clucene-core 2.3.3.4-2~precise1 Rico Tzschichholz (2012-09-01) > dh-exec 0.12~precise1 Rico Tzschichholz (2014-02-01) > dh-python 1.20140128-1ubuntu8~ctools1 Scott Moser (3 hours ago) > doxygen 1.8.7-2~precise1 Rico Tzschichholz (3 hours ago) > glew 1.10.0-3~precise1 Rico Tzschichholz (3 hours ago) > graphite2 1.2.4-1ubuntu1~precise1 Rico Tzschichholz > (2014-02-01) > > Disclaimer: I've nothing against using the PPA - I have not as I install > the .deb packages directly from LO instead. > > > management. However, this topic is not for this list, but for a > discussion in > > an user community of particular OS. > > You've brought up the question regarding the PPA here instead of asking at: > > "For questions and bugs with software in this PPA please contact > LibreOffice Packaging." > <https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice> > <https://answers.launchpad.net/~libreoffice> > Questions for LibreOffice Packaging > “LibreOffice Packaging” team > Questions > > So I think it worthwhile to point out the PPA (Personal Package Archive) > 'heads-up' here. > > > > > > Meanwhile, LO 4.3 realise is in the PPA now > > https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ubuntu/libreoffice-4-3 > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@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 > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@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
