[ale] just installed LibreOffice in Linux, should have been easier

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Ron Frazier wrote:

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> Nothing said here is meant to be offensive or antagonistic in any way, 
> but it may be controversial.  We all have our opinions.  See below.

> a) I first tried the Linux way.  I looked for LibreOffice in the Ubuntu 
> software center and in Synaptic.  No luck.

AFAIK, LibreOffice won't replace OpenOffice.org until the most current 
releases of distros start rolling out.  not sure what version of Ubuntu 
that will entail.

> b) I'd never heard of a PPA in my life, so I didn't try that.

most people use them for new software that has not gone through the main 
channels or won't otherwise be backported to a distro.  (there's a 
better definition I'm sure)

> h) At the very least, in the case under discussion, there should be a 
> link to the PPA resource and procedure from the LibreOffice.org download 
> page.

as this will be a direct replacement in most distros, I don't see the 
need.  new releases will carry the LibreOffice package natively as the 
current release now carries OpenOffice.org.

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