i wished that LO has one version for home users to not install engineering programs like math, draw, base. i only need writer and have to have one office suite which most features are for engineers, businesses, companies etc. since i am not programmer and cant use linux, i should use xp.
On 2/24/18, Tim-L <webmas...@krackedpress.com> wrote: > > Hey Guys. I found two 512MB memory sticks. It now gives me about 800MB > after the shared video memory. > > Did you know that the Ubuntu repositories do not install LO Math with > LO? Found that out about an hour ago. > > > On 02/23/2018 03:40 PM, Tom Davies wrote: >> Hi :) >> Yeh, the KDE people put a serious amount of work into it a lot lighter and >> faster. Initially i only tried it out for a laugh but i was quite >> flabergasted at how phenomenally slick it had become. >> Regards from >> a Tom :) >> >> >> >> On 23 February 2018 at 18:11, David Burleigh <david.burle...@gmx.com> >> wrote: >> >>> It's interesting to hear of Kubuntu working well on an old machine. >>> When I last tried using it a few years ago, Nepumuk and Aconadi bogged >>> it down so much that it became unusable. >>> On Fri, 2018-02-23 at 16:42 +0000, Tom Davies wrote: >>>> Hi :) >>>> Would Gnome Office (ie Abiword and Gnumeric) be better? >>>> >>>> Also last time i tried distro-hopping on 'old' machines i found that >>>> Kubuntu was much faster and lighter-weight than even Lubuntu and >>>> Xubuntu. >>>> There was a ton of stuff to figure out and apps etc to add o really >>>> get the >>>> most out of it but the default set-up looks really swish and is very >>>> usable. Perhaps best to let the new owner enjoy their own voyage of >>>> discovery. Kubuntu uses a different office suite and i found that >>>> so light >>>> and fast that i didn't bother to try out LibreOffice on it. >>>> KOffice/Calligra uses the same file-formats as LibreOffice. >>>> >>>> Regards from >>>> a Tom :) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 23 February 2018 at 14:43, M Henri Day <mhenri...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> 2018-02-23 3:02 GMT+01:00 Tim-L <webmas...@krackedpress.com>: >>>>> >>>>>> I am getting an old HP desktop, that originally WinXP, ready to >>>>>> give >>>>> away. >>>>>> It has 64-bit AMD 3300+ CPU, 512MB ram, and only 160GB >>>>>> drive. It was an >>>>>> original Windows XP 32-bit OS system on a 64-bit hardware. Since >>>>>> it needs >>>>>> ALL of the old user's info removed, and XP OS "damaged", It was >>>>>> better to >>>>>> just make it a Linux system - for security reasons. >>>>>> >>>>>> I just installed Ubuntu MATE 16.04 64-bit on it. Their specs >>>>>> stated >>>>>> 32-bit would be best but the system keeps failing due a SIS630 >>>>>> "module >>>>>> missing". >>>>>> >>>>>> So with these specs, what is the newest version of LO you would >>>>>> install? >>>>>> With this low RAM, it may not be able to handle the newest >>>>>> versions. As I >>>>>> type this, the old system is now in the "software updating" >>>>>> cycle. So, >>>>> it >>>>>> is installing the newest LO that is in Ubuntu 16.04's >>>>>> repository. >>>>>> >>>>>> To be honest, this system is a little old for my needs, but for >>>>>> a free >>>>>> giveaway system [HP desktop, keyboard, mouse, and a HP "square" >>>>>> 15 inch >>>>>> monitor], I do not have any parts to upgrade it and do not want >>>>>> to buy >>>>> any >>>>>> hardware for it. >>>>>> >>>>>> So, what is the newest version I can install without and >>>>>> problems?. >>>>>> >>>>> Tim, if you've managed to successfully install 64-bit Ubuntu MATE >>>>> 16.04 on >>>>> this system, you should be able to install and run any version of >>>>> LO - why >>>>> not take the latest, 6.0.1 (or 6.0.2 to which LO just updated >>>>> itself via >>>>> the PPA om my Linux box) ? The only thing I'd recommend beyond >>>>> this would >>>>> be installing a bit more RAM. Even if you've made clear that you >>>>> don't wish >>>>> to buy any hardware for it, you should be able to obtain some used >>>>> DDR-2 >>>>> sticks, which the motherboard is almost certain to support, for >>>>> next to >>>>> nothing, which would make a great deal of difference in how you >>>>> experience >>>>> the computer (the system requirements for 64-bit LO 6.0.1 are >>>>> listed as 256 >>>>> MB RAM, with 512 MB recommended).... >>>>> >>>>> Henri >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >>>>> Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-t >>>>> o- >>>>> unsubscribe/ >>>>> Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Net >>>>> iquette >>>>> List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >>>>> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and >>>>> cannot be >>>>> deleted >>>>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >>> Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to- >>> unsubscribe/ >>> Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >>> List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >>> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >>> deleted >>> > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- By God, were I given all the seven heavens with all they contain in order that I may disobey God by depriving an ant from the husk of a grain of barley, I would not do it. imam ali -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
