Operating System: Windows Vista 64-bit
Preferred Browser: Mozilla Firefox 26 (latest version)
Hello,
I am having a problem trying to obtain LibreOffice Portable from
LibreOffice's website.
Here is a summary of what happened when I tried to download LIbreOffice
Portable:
1. I went to LibreOffice.org > Download > Portable
(http://www.libreoffice.org/download/portable/).
2. I clicked "LibreOffice 4.1.4 Portable MultilingualNormal" to download it.
3. I got redirected to a URL that I assume is a mirror:
http://mirror.nexcess.net/tdf/libreoffice/portable/4.1.4/LibreOfficePortable_4.1.4_MultilingualNormal.paf.exe
4. Firefox was in the process of downloading the file, just like
downloading any other file. But as soon as about 30-40 megabytes of the
113-megabyte file has been downloaded, the browser got the impression
that the download was already complete (something wasn't right).
5. I got even more proof when I opened the file. The PortableApps.com
installer threw the NSIS Error: "Installer integrity check has failed.
Common causes include incomplete download and damaged media."
6. I know that:
- The browser I use does not change the circumstances. I've tried
Internet Explorer 9, Google Chrome 31, and Firefox 26.
- The computer I use does not affect anything.
- Even different routers stalled the download.
- The time it takes until the download is stalled is relatively the same.
- Other files--even much larger files--download without a single
issue, even the LibreOffice installer.
Using this information, I came to conclude that something is wrong with
libreoffice.org or the mirror mirror.nexcess.net (more likely the mirror).
The WinPenPack-packaged X-LibreOffice seems to work fine
(http://www.winpenpack.com/en/download.php?view.1354). However, it is
not listed on the LibreOffice website at all. According to someone else
(this email was sent over on the Users mailing list):
"The marketing team did discuss the WinPenPack option and decided it was
a great idea and that there should be a link to it on the LibreOffice
web-page about Portable Apps."
*This is not a new problem.* This problem has persisted since
November! (See
http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/msg35225.html)
Since I'm e-mailing the website mailing list, I have one more question:
What's going on with the constant denial of service (website outages)
with libreoffice.org? Is that just scheduled maintenance?
Regards,
xmlhttprequest.o...@gmail.com
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