Hi :) Yeh, it looks like Tom C's "libreoffice*.* " does affect all the libreoffice files in linux too, also including ones without a dot. I thought i had spotted something but it didn't work in the way i'd expected after all.
Apols and regards from Tom :) On 17 April 2015 at 21:38, <[email protected]> wrote: > Getting a little off-topic, but... > > Even more confusingly for Windows users, in some contexts on Windows *.* > matches all files, even those without any extension at all (similarly, > libreoffice*.* would match all files starting "libreoffice", even if they > don't contain a dot or extension). I think that's a throwback from DOS > where all files had an up-to-8-character name and up-to-3-character > extension, separated by an implied dot; *.* matched files with any number > of characters for name and any number of characters for extension, where > "any number" includes none. > > I don't like the way newer versions of Windows hide the extensions by > default. Apart from the inconvenience when you want to change them, it > makes it so much easier for a dodgy executable to look like a harmless text > document by its icon, with no giveaway that it's got a .exe extension > instead of .txt. One of the first things I do is set Explorer to show > extensions so I can see and change them if necessary: > - Click Organise > Folder and Search Options > - "View" tab > - Untick "Hide extensions for known file types" > - OK > Even then, some extensions (such as .lnk on shortcuts) are "super hidden" > and still aren't shown, at least without a registry hack... > > Mark. > > > > Tom Davies wrote: > >> Hi :) >> There's a tiny "gotcha" in there that i only noticed because i have done >> the same thing myself. It's the . in >> >> sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*.* >> >> Try again but this time without the extra * and the . before it; >> >> sudo apt-get remove libreoffice* >> >> Not all *nix files have a file-ending and dot. It's not like Windows! >> Windows hides it's .file-endings but almost always relies on them quite >> heavily. The end-result looks the same but can still trip people up. My >> pet bug-bear is how to rename a .html into a .txt and such-like but my >> work-around is to just avoid using Windows and that solves most such >> problems! >> >> Regards from >> Tom :) >> >> >> >> On 17 April 2015 at 06:41, Andreas Säger <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Am 17.04.2015 um 06:58 schrieb Tom Cloyd: >>> >>>> I'm running Kubuntu Linux - latest version, fully updated. >>>> >>>> I just downloaded "LibreOffice_4.4.2_Linux_x86_deb.tar.gz" and its >>>> associated helpfile. I removed all other *.tar.gz files from my software >>>> download archive. >>>> >>>> I removed my previous LO installation: sudo apt-get remove >>>> libreoffice*.* >>>> >>>> I unpacked each *.tar.gz file and installed it from its respective >>>> "DEBS" >>>> directory: sudo dpkg -i *.deb >>>> >>>> I launched my supposed new LO version. >>>> >>>> As always with a new install, I immediately check "Help > About..." to >>>> verify the install, and I get this: >>>> >>>> Version: 4.3.5.2 >>>> Build ID: 3a87456aaa6a95c63eea1c1b3201acedf0751bd5 >>>> >>>> Since that's the version I started with, prior to this upgrade attempt, >>>> >>> I'm >>> >>>> a bit surprised. >>>> >>>> That little "download available" icon is in the upper right corner of >>>> the >>>> LO window, as well. >>>> >>>> Perhaps there's a problem up in the mothership? >>>> >>>> Tom >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Hi Tom, >>> Open a terminal and launch /opt/LibreOffice4.4./program/soffice >>> Watch any output on the terminal. >>> >>> Oh, and don't forget to stop any "quick starter" instance of some >>> LibreOffice installation, particularly while running an installation. I >>> use to disable this useless anti-feature alltogether >>> (menu:Tools>Options>Memory>"Systray Quickstart"). >>> >>> Greetings, >>> Andreas Säger >>> >> > > -- > 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 > -- 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
