On 10/4/18, Glenn English <ghe2...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 2:06 PM Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > >> Just did a fresh install to another partition of the machine on which I >> observed the current problem. >> Installation was from DVD 1 of Debian 9.1.0 >> >> Again LibreOffice Writer would not launch. >> Attempted complete removal. This time the LibreOffice meta-package was >> identified as broke. >> [I did _something_ ???] > > If I may suggest, skip Stretch and install Buster. I had problems > (don't remember what they were) with Stretch too, and everything's > working fine on Buster. > > I've never used anything but Stable, but this time it seemed to be > bent. The updates are massive on Testing, but it works. > > YMMV...
I ran into similar but was with Jessie for me (and a few users who had almost "show stopper" problems way back when). Stretch has somewhat become like that for me in the last few months, too. Not quite as bad as Jessie was right from the start, but.. is becoming more "notable" as Time keeps moving on. Buster's turn is almost here, anyway: https://release.debian.org/buster/freeze_policy.html "The freeze for buster will happen according to the following timeline: 2019-01-12 - Transition freeze 2019-02-12 - Soft-freeze 2019-03-12 - Full-freeze" k/t Debian-Devel-Announce for that recent update: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2018/09/msg00004.html Once Debian Developers' schedule hits that point in the release cycle, I personally start feeling pretty comfortable about making the permanent move... But ditto the "YMMV" for all other users dependent upon usage needs and setups. :) Cindy :) PS Double ditto on the "massive" updates experience with Testing. Have MERCY, LOL! It was just too much for me this last go-round. I HAD to take a break by stepping over to Stretch Stable a couple months after the start of the last cycle. :) A glass half full kind of thing was that personal choice left time for other (likewise massive) downloads that led to more self-education about the inner workings of *all* things #Linux.. :) -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with duct tape *
