[lubuntu-users] iso replacement for LibreOffice Base?

Israel israeldahl at gmail.com
Mon Apr 4 18:25:00 UTC 2016


On 04/04/2016 01:59 AM, bill . wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> New member and brand new Lubuntu and LXDE user here. I'm accustomed to 
> Manjaro xfce but wanted to try something just a tad "lighter." So far 
> I'm very impressed with the look and snappy feel. Trust me as a fan of 
> arch-based distros it pains me to say that but...
>
> One of my goals is to be rid of LibreOffice. I'm already using 
> FocusWriter as my word processor and love it. Now there's only one 
> more thing... I've been using LibreOffice Base to create simple 
> databases for sightings of butterflies, dragonflies, and wasps (yeah 
> I'm a nature geek). I find this easier and tidier than a spreadsheet. 
> I'm looking for a stand alone program with a small footprint that can 
> do the same thing. Searching for "database" in the repositories gives 
> me tons of programs (VERY impressed with the range and number of 
> programs in the repositories, btw!). Can someone please recommend a 
> program that might suit my needs- which aren't all that great? If i 
> must use a spreadsheet i see Lubuntu comes with a nice light one, but 
> apparently LO Base will only let me import and not export. Any ideas 
> much appreciated!
> peace
> -bill
>
>
Here is a similar question.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/17075/easy-database-tool-the-more-gui-the-better

tl;dr;
glom
http://packages.ubuntu.com/glom
Kexi (requires KDE libs, though..)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kexi

sqliteman
sqlitebrowser

use sqlite + firefox plugin sqlitemanager


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Regards

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