Is LibreOffice *THAT* bad? :(
Michael Havens
bmike1 at gmail.com
Sat Sep 28 11:06:49 MST 2013
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apt-get update
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg
Get:1 http://packages.linuxmint.com nadia Release.gpg [197 B]
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release.gpg [933 B]
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used instead.
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What is the correct ppa?....
after little fiddling around I found that libreoffice 4.0s ppa would update
so I'm going with that .... unless you guys think 4.0s buggy and I should
install the deb for 4.1.1.2 .
:-)~MIKE~(-:
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 10:48 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> you are correct.... thanks for telling me!
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Dazed_75 <lthielster at gmail.com> 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 <bmike1 at gmail.com>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 <lthielster at gmail.com> 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 <bmike1 at gmail.com>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 <brian at snaptek.com>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 <brian at snaptek.com
>>>>>>> <mailto:brian at snaptek.com>> 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 at opscode.com
>>>>>>> <mailto:paul at opscode.com>
>>>>>>> <mailto:paul at opscode.com <mailto:paul at 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 at kitepilot.com
>>>>>>> <mailto:kitepilot at kitepilot.**com <kitepilot at kitepilot.com>>
>>>>>>> <mailto:kitepilot at kitepilot.__**com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <mailto:kitepilot at kitepilot.**com <kitepilot at 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?
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