On 20 February 2011 10:30, alan c <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 19/02/11 06:05, Hassan "Haz" Williamson wrote: > >> @Mac, Thanks for that. Interesting read. Personally I'm going where the >> developers are, I have a feeling that Oracle might try to swing things to >> their favour and might close down some aspects of OOo - either that or try >> to incorporate their own proprietary database system in somehow. I could >> be >> wrong, but that's just my opinion of it. >> >> @Liam, You could have saved yourself some heart ache by just installing >> LibreOffice with the PPA. If I recall the PPA supports 10.04, 10.10 and >> 11.04. I'll list the commands for it below for you: >> >> >> *sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa* >> * >> * >> *sudo apt-get update* >> * >> * >> *sudo apt-get install libreoffice* >> >> >> If your using gnome, then also run this for it to integrate better: >> >> >> *sudo apt-get install libreoffice-gnome* >> >> >> For KDE: >> >> *sudo apt-get install libreoffice-kde* >> >> >> There is an article somewhere on omgubuntu.co.uk about this. I'll link it >> at >> the end for reference. This will install LibreOffice just like any other >> application you'd find in the ubuntu repo's. So you'll get your menu item, >> document file type associations, etc... Enjoy :). >> >> I really don't understand why the one on the LibreOffice website is so >> complicated to try and get it to work. It might scare some people away >> from >> using it, which would be a shame. I'm sure they'll make it easier as time >> passes though. >> >> Hope this helps you out, and hopefully others who many be having trouble >> getting LibreOffice to work. >> > > Is there anything significant preventing LO being put into the Ubuntu > Software Centre? When LO gets into Ubuntu as it will, in 11.04, I will > certainly use it, but my tech experience level is not really sufficient to > effortlessly manage PPAs and the possible complication of the existing Open > Office too. > > If LO was to be available in the Ubuntu Software Centre then I would use it > now. > -- > I would guess that it's Canonical policy: the office suite is seen as a core component in Desktop and as such is maintained.OO and LO probably don't exactly coexist in Linux so having one or the other is a practical consideration as well as a policy decision. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood My CV: http://bit.ly/sfg <http://bit.ly/sfgreenwood_cv>_new_cv "Is this your sanderling?"
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