I just added the repository (sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/libreoffice-4-1) (4.1.1 is the most current ppa) and tried to install it (sudo apt-get install libreoffice) and the response is that libreoffice is already the newest version. (libreoffice 3.6.2.2) :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Dazed_75 wrote: > There are many articles about how to get more up to date versions of > almost any software than you distribution carries in its official > repositories. LibreOffice is no different. One can download it directly > from the LibreOffice site or you can add a PPA to your software sources. > There are a few low risk drawbacks to doing so but they are minimal for a > major piece of software. Just look at the LibreOffice.org site to see what > the latest version is or Google the question. > > But you could first check what the Software center is offering because you > 3.6? version is definitely old. > > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 10:16 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> Is there a way to get synaptic or apt to install a more recent version? >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: >> >>> If you are seeing that, I would encourage you to upgrade. That is some >>> basic functionality that is not working for you. I've never seen such a >>> basic bug before. >>> >>> Brian >>> >>> >>> On 09/27/2013 02:52 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>>> 3.6.2.2 >>>> If I remember correctly it happens sporadically. >>>> >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Brian Cluff >>> > wrote: >>>> >>>> What version are you using, because I definitely can't reproduce >>>> that. If I delete any of the cells, the answer is correct. >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> >>>> >>>> On 09/27/2013 12:53 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>>> >>>> here is a good example... I found if I delete cells that >>>> functions are >>>> performed on (cell1+cell2=cell3) the total isn't recalculated >>>> (cell3 >>>> isn't right). >>>> >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Paul Mooring < >>>> paul@opscode.com >>>> >>>> >> wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm not really much of an office suite user, but my >>>> experience and >>>> the feedback I've heard has always been yes it is bad >>>> compared to MS >>>> Office. I think Libre/Open office covers 90% of use cases >>>> and is >>>> more than capable of handling what most users need, however >>>> it's >>>> interface isn't nearly as good, it lacks the vbscript >>>> macros the >>>> rest of the world uses, it's charting/graphs don't look as >>>> nice and >>>> formatting comes out mangled when excel users open it (or >>>> when you >>>> open an xlsx). Microsoft has invested a lot of time, >>>> money and >>>> energy into getting Excel just right and it really is a >>>> great (if >>>> not their best) product. The heavy excel users I know that >>>> don't >>>> run Windows keep a Win7 VM around for Office/Excel use. >>>> >>>> As a side note I think one thing that the Linux/FLOSS >>>> community is >>>> very bad at is learning from what others get right. You >>>> might not >>>> like Microsoft but to claim their popularity was in no way >>>> due to >>>> making some good products is disingenuous at best. If >>>> people >>>> genuinely care about increasing Linux desktop usage (which >>>> is not of >>>> any particular interest to me personally) the right >>>> questions to ask >>>> are about what MS and Apple get right rather than what they >>>> get wrong. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 10:54 AM, >>> > >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> So I talked my brother into ditching Micro$haft and >>>> moving to Linux. >>>> Baaaad idea... >>>> The man uses Excel *HEAVILY*, and LibreOffice just >>>> could not >>>> keep up. >>>> But it was not lack of features or limitations, it was >>>> *STUPID* >>>> (but dangerous) things like cells not showing the real >>>> value >>>> and/or recalculating wrong. >>>> I didn't take his word for it, he showed me the >>>> (unbelievable) >>>> problems (I could not believe what I was seeing). >>>> The guy is back to Excel... >>>> What am I missing? >>>> ET >>>> ------------------------------** >>>> ____--------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__**__org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >>>> settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/____**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >**> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Paul Mooring >>>> Operations Engineer >>>> Opscode, Inc. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------**__--------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__**org >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/__**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------**__--------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__**org >>>> >>>> > >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/__**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------**__--------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__**org >>>> >>>> > >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/__**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > Dazed_75 a.k.a. 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