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Posted to dev@openoffice.apache.org by Sherry Winter <sw...@gmail.com> on 2014/12/01 09:31:25 UTC
re open office
I am concerned, I have used this software for years on windows. now I
guess i cannot use on Linux. Is the software still being updated? really?
On Sun, 30 Nov 2014, Sherry Winter wrote:
> Why wont open office install? I have read about missing binaries etc.
> I am a business person. Open office software I have been an active
> community member of open office for 6 years. I am not willing to give
> up that program and switch to libra any more. Do you have a solution
> for this issue?
Almost everyone in the openoffice community switched to using
libreoffice quite a while ago. You should just install libreoffice, and
it should work (and you'll probably even forget that you aren't using
openoffice.)
Re: re open office
Posted by Kay Schenk <ka...@gmail.com>.
On 12/01/2014 07:51 AM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
> Before anyone accepts "almost everyone" at face value, it is useful
> to look at the download numbers and the distribution of platforms for
> which Apache OpenOffice is available and downloaded, and also what
> the latest release is. This information is available at the
> http://www.openoffice.org site and on the project blog at
> <https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/>.
>
> It is indeed the case that LibreOffice is packaged and delivered as
> part of several Linux distributions. Those choices, and the degree
> to which there is synchronization with latest releases (of either
> LibreOffice or Apache OpenOffice) are determined by the providers of
> those distributions. However, Linux downloads of Apache OpenOffice
> are also directly available. It takes a little more work to bring a
> Linux system up-to-date by obtaining the download directly. The
> links provided by Andrea are useful for that.
>
> If someone has difficulty with the install procedure for a given
> Linux distribution, discussing that on an Apache OpenOffice mailing
> list is valuable in helping project members determine where
> information and instructions can be improved as well as obtaining
> direct assistance from knowledgeable users.
>
> - Dennis
Sherry -- See also our installation instructions that covers all
platforms --
http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/instructions.html
I am still happily and successfully using Apache OpenOffice on Linux. :)
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Andrea Pescetti
> [mailto:pescetti@apache.org] Sent: Monday, December 1, 2014 03:50 To:
> dev@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: re open office
>
> On 01/12/2014 Sherry Winter wrote:
>> I am concerned, I have used this software for years on windows. now
>> I guess i cannot use on Linux. Is the software still being
>> updated? really?
>
> OpenOffice works perfectly on Linux. You received two public answers
> to your e-mail, both explaining how to install the most recent
> version of OpenOffice on your system. Maybe you missed them since you
> are not subscribed to the list.
>
> See http://markmail.org/message/zmz5yf5zhl6yenll for the two answers
> you received on how to install OpenOffice 4.1.1 on Debian wheezy.
>
> And see http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html for
> information on how to subscribe to our lists and avoid missing
> answers.
>
> Regards, Andrea.
>
>
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RE: re open office
Posted by "Dennis E. Hamilton" <de...@acm.org>.
Before anyone accepts "almost everyone" at face value, it is useful to look at the download numbers and the distribution of platforms for which Apache OpenOffice is available and downloaded, and also what the latest release is. This information is available at the http://www.openoffice.org site and on the project blog at <https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/>.
It is indeed the case that LibreOffice is packaged and delivered as part of several Linux distributions. Those choices, and the degree to which there is synchronization with latest releases (of either LibreOffice or Apache OpenOffice) are determined by the providers of those distributions. However, Linux downloads of Apache OpenOffice are also directly available. It takes a little more work to bring a Linux system up-to-date by obtaining the download directly. The links provided by Andrea are useful for that.
If someone has difficulty with the install procedure for a given Linux distribution, discussing that on an Apache OpenOffice mailing list is valuable in helping project members determine where information and instructions can be improved as well as obtaining direct assistance from knowledgeable users.
- Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrea Pescetti [mailto:pescetti@apache.org]
Sent: Monday, December 1, 2014 03:50
To: dev@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: re open office
On 01/12/2014 Sherry Winter wrote:
> I am concerned, I have used this software for years on windows. now I
> guess i cannot use on Linux. Is the software still being updated? really?
OpenOffice works perfectly on Linux. You received two public answers to
your e-mail, both explaining how to install the most recent version of
OpenOffice on your system. Maybe you missed them since you are not
subscribed to the list.
See http://markmail.org/message/zmz5yf5zhl6yenll for the two answers you
received on how to install OpenOffice 4.1.1 on Debian wheezy.
And see http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html for information
on how to subscribe to our lists and avoid missing answers.
Regards,
Andrea.
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Re: re open office
Posted by Andrea Pescetti <pe...@apache.org>.
On 01/12/2014 Sherry Winter wrote:
> I am concerned, I have used this software for years on windows. now I
> guess i cannot use on Linux. Is the software still being updated? really?
OpenOffice works perfectly on Linux. You received two public answers to
your e-mail, both explaining how to install the most recent version of
OpenOffice on your system. Maybe you missed them since you are not
subscribed to the list.
See http://markmail.org/message/zmz5yf5zhl6yenll for the two answers you
received on how to install OpenOffice 4.1.1 on Debian wheezy.
And see http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html for information
on how to subscribe to our lists and avoid missing answers.
Regards,
Andrea.
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