On Wed, 2014-11-19 at 10:40 +0000, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Crashing is usually due to some 3rd party Extension or some weird tangle of > settings in the User Profile. Renaming the User Profile is usually fairly > quick and easy, once you've figured it out first time > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/UserProfile > > The 2nd most likely cause has tended to be Java issues. if you are using > the internal back-end on Base or using Accessibility tools such as > screen-readers then there might not be much you can do except to maybe > consider upgrading Java or finding a more stable version of Java. The rest > of us can switch off Java dependence temporarily; > Tools - Options - Advanced > and if LibreOffice grumbles then switch it back on again. Most people find > they can live without Java in LibreOffice and maybe even uninstall it. > > > Generally it is always best to stick with the distro-specific tweaked > versions of almost all software. Going outside of that often requires > quite a bit of 'proper' linuxy experience and knowledge. It's not usually > a good idea for a point&click user like myself! > > However LibreOffice is one of the exceptions. it's very forgiving about > it's dependencies and it's unlikely that something else is depending on a > specific version of LO. It's about the only package i ever install > directly from the upstream site and i have grown quite comfortable doing > so. If it doesn't work out it's fairly easy to remove all the downloaded > official TDF version and then reinstall your own distros version from their > repos but it's unlikely you would need to. The only downside is that you > have to remember to upgrade it yourself. Many of us don't even upgrade > once a year, despite official recommendations, without any noticeable > problems. > > It is also possible to install more than 1 version of LibreOffice at a time > to get the best of both worlds > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel > > I have submitted a bug to bugzilla for this after being advised to by 'wolfi32'.
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