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[Gilles Gravier]

And then wait for another year for the next update?

Gilles

On 21/09/2013 16:31, Kim Briggs wrote:
> I had problems with Libre Office freezing up my Ubuntu 12.04 system
> for over a year.  I don't have a preference for one over the other, or
> think one is better than the other, but switching to Open Office
> helped me and is painless.
>
> 1. Purge Libre Office:
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/180403/how-to-uninstall-libreoffice
>
> 2. Install OpenOffice:
> http://linuxg.net/how-to-install-openoffice-4-0-on-ubuntu-linux-mint-and-debian/
>
> Cheers.
>
> On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Gilles Gravier <ggravier at fsfe.org> wrote:
>> I've done it on 12.04, 12.10, and 13.04 and it works flawlessly... And even
>> reverting back.
>>
>> Gilles.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 11:32 PM, James Freer <jessejazza3.uk at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:46 AM, Gilles Gravier <ggravier at fsfe.org> wrote:
>>>> Yep. That will install LO 4.1. Latest builds (currently 4.1.1 RC2).
>>>>
>>>> Go for it.
>>>>
>>>> Gilles
>>>>
>>>> On 05/09/2013 08:27, LimpTeaM wrote:
>>>>> try
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa
>>>>> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>>> I WOULDN'T.... I've just tried it - libreoffice-gnome conflicts with
>>> libreoffice-core.
>>>
>>> I've used *buntu since 2007 (xubuntu now) and I always seem to have
>>> problems trying to install latest builds to the point that i don't
>>> bother. Be patient and wait for 13.10.... that what I'm doing. I've
>>> found lots of trouble with Abiword (which has to be a development
>>> version as dependencies have changed for .deb I gather) and
>>> Libreoffice. I'm using google docs until troubles are over!
>>>
>>> james
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