Users shouldn't need to uninstall LibreOffice just like Windows users dont need to uninstall Microsoft Office to try OpenOffice.
I thought this issue was solved. On 4/21/14, Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote: > On Mon, 21 Apr 2014 03:35:15 -0700 > Jose R R <jose....@metztli.com> wrote: > >> Niltze- >> >> On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Hagar Delest <hagar.del...@laposte.net> >> wrote: >> > Le 19/04/2014 01:53, Kay Schenk a écrit : >> > >> >> Ok, maybe the subject is bit melodramatic but after some of the >> >> twisted >> >> things we read about, basically how non-supportive either AOO is of >> >> Linux, >> >> or Linux is non-supportive of AOO, here's what I'm thinking. >> >> >> >> 1) We do a blog whose main subject is AOO and Linux and interview some >> >> of >> >> our Linux volunteers/users (hopefully a nice dstro cross section -- >> >> Fedora, Ubuntu. openSUSE, Mint?) and ask them why they're using AOO >> >> and >> >> how >> >> did they find the installation given that it isn't available in their >> >> existing repositories. >> >> >> >> -- or -- >> >> >> >> 2) We do a Linux centered blog on what support we provide for Linux, >> >> what >> >> Linux packages AOO provides wtih additional distribution details, and >> >> why >> >> they're not in repositories for distributions. On the latter point, >> >> I'm >> >> thinking talk about whose job this is, etc. >> >> >> >> I think we really should do something a bit more visible on this >> >> topic, >> >> and >> >> hopefully some of the open source press can pick it up. >> >> >> >> Thoughts? >> >> >> > IMHO, most users just take what's provided by default. Unless it is too >> > buggy. >> > So I think that basically, we are back to the question: why AOO is still >> > not >> > available in the standard packages? >> > >> > As long as it is not easily available, users won't bother removing >> > another >> > application to install AOO. Especially if it involves command line (to >> > install but also sometimes to remove the default suite). >> [..] >> >> On an initial Debian installation, if GNOME is selected, it will >> install LO by default. >> >> Accordingly the burden falls on the user to remove LO: >> >> $ sudo su >> $ apt-get purge libreoffice-base-core libreoffice-common >> libreoffice-core libreoffice-draw libreoffice-gnome libreoffice-gtk >> libreoffice-impress libreoffice-java-common libreoffice-math >> libreoffice-writer > > I have no experience with Debian as a distro, only with Debian derivatives > such as Ubuntu. As far as I know, it is only necessary to > sudo apt-get purge libreoffice-core > to remove all libreoffice, before installing OpenOffice. > >> >> Note, however that, once downloaded, it is not intuitive for a >> relatively novice (i.e., Ubuntu user) to install ApacheOO since after >> expanding its *.tar.gz file, there appears a directory: en-US (or >> whatever the locale selected). >> >> The user then must become root (super user) or prefix su to install at >> /opt/ privileged directory: >> >> $ sudo su >> $ dpkg -i en-US/DEBS/*deb >> >> AND then still there is no link for the the user with normal >> privileges to start up ApacheOO from the normal PATH directory >> /usr/bin/. And thus root privilege is required again to create the >> appropriate symlink there; the most simple one (I think) and that >> would not be overwritten by an subsequent (accidental installation of >> LO) would be: >> >> $ sudo su >> $ cd /usr/bin >> $ ln -s /opt/openoffice4/program/soffice apacheeoo >> $ cd /opt/openoffice4/program/soffice >> $ ln -s soffice.bin apacheoo.bin >> >> The above just creates a symbolic link required due to our use of >> apacheoo instead of the default soffice/soffice.bin that is used by LO >> as well. >> >> Now the Ubuntu user would have to create executable icons for the >> ApacheeOO productivity apps to match the default LO that is now >> removed. On the other hand, those of us who don't care simply start >> ApacheOO from a shell as a normal user now: >> >> $ apacheoo & >> >> Is it obvious now -- as MS did before by preinstalling its own >> constrained software and denying users the freedom of choice -- why >> ApacheOO may be lacking traction on GNU/Linux? >> >> >> Best Professional Regards. >> >> -- >> Jose R R >> http://www.metztli-it.com >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> NEW Apache OpenOffice 4.0.1! 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