you are correct.... thanks for telling me! :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Dazed_75 wrote: > Sounds like you missed doing the sudo apt-get update before the install so > although the PPA was in the sources list, the local listing of what what is > in the repositories had not been updated > > > > On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> 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, < >>>>>> kitepilot@kitepilot.com >>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> 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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