On 10/08/2013 10:11 AM, James Knott wrote: > Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: >> I think we would have more Linux users if packages like LO can be >> installed with one "click" of the mouse onto the install file as Windows >> does with the .msi file. > That can already be done. Generally, if a package is available as an > RPM or DEB file, then clicking on it will run the installer. >
Have you tried to do that for LO? How many package files need to be run to install LO on a Linux "box"? There are 52 .deb files to run/install in the 4.1.2 64-bit Debian install, plus the help pack, plus the language pack if needed. Like to do a single click or double-click to install all of those files? Sure, there are complete software packages, like Artha and VLC, that have a single .deb file, but that is not true for all of the software out there. I forget how many commands need to be run just to get MATE installed. SO it would be nice to be able to have a single file to run, like with Windows' .msi file, to install LO on a Debian-based system like my Ubuntu 12.04LTS. But I have to: 1- uncompress the downloaded file 2 - open the terminal and go to the proper folder/directory created by the uncompressing 3 - run a command like sudo dpkg -i *.deb then if you have the older versions, you need to install the "menu" package 4 - do it all over again [steps 1 - 3] for the language packs and help packs you need to use. Windows' install is simpler 1 - run the .msi file 2 - make choices in the dialog boxes 3 - let it do all of the rest of the work 4 - install the help pack[s] as needed with a single click or double-click. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
