On 04/05/2008 08:11 PM, David Lowe wrote: > On Apr 5, 2008, at 15:02 , Harold Fuchs wrote: > >> Any 2.x version will overwrite an earlier 2.y version but will >> leave alone an earlier 1.z version. That's on Windows. Not sure >> about Linux/Mac/... > > On the Mac, the provided binaries come as a 'bundle' that can be > dragged to wherever the user wishes. The name of the bundle, by > default, includes the version number. Thus, several versions of > OpenOffice will happily coexist in the same directory. The user can, > of course, drag any unused bundles to the trash. > > The various Linux distributions have different package managers, but > in general should remove any old versions in favor of a new one. All > bets are off when compiling from source, as then it would be possible > to install OpenOffice in alternate directories.
Well partially. It actually doesn't remove the old /opt/openoffice.org2.3 directory in it's entirety. Instead it leaves the primary directory and share directory so that you can manually copy over any gallery items (including templates) that may not have been copied over during the installation of the newer version. Note: your messages would be a little less confusing if you put the following as .sig file rather than as text in your message. Preceed the following using --<space> > Using a rusty Amiga 4000T, a shiny PowerMac G5, & a homebuilt Ubuntu box > > My keyboard is broken. This O is upside-down. Like this: -- Using a rusty Amiga 4000T, a shiny PowerMac G5, & a homebuilt Ubuntu box My keyboard is broken. This O is upside-down. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
