Bug 115120

Summary: 6.0 RC2 Download says "it will not replace your actual installation"
Product: LibreOffice Reporter: Grey <gtomorrow>
Component: DocumentationAssignee: Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG    
Severity: normal CC: olivier.hallot, xiscofauli
Priority: medium    
Version: 6.0.0.2 rc   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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Description Grey 2018-01-20 06:31:24 UTC 
Description:
Not to be pedantic but the Download section on <a href="https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/GetInvolved#Test_Pre-releases">this page</a> says...

2. Install it. (Note that it will not replace your actual installation — this is a development version that will not install as a production version.)

...but the macOS download WILL replace the existing program, given the chance. I suggest that the RC2 be TITLED as such, as was "LibreOffice Dev". Likewise with any future versions. Thank you.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download
2. Open .dmg file and drag icon to /Applications folder
3. OS says there is already a LibreOffice installed...

Actual Results:  
See "Steps to reproduce"

Expected Results:
"LibreOffice 6.0 RC2.app" would be installed without asking if I' d like to "Replace/Keep Both/Cancel"


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:


User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.9; rv:58.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/58.0
Comment 1 Chavdar 2018-01-20 19:49:39 UTC 
It is the same with Windows 64 version, 6.0.0.2 RC replaces the existing version.
Comment 2 Xisco Faulí 2018-01-21 17:24:37 UTC 
Hi Grey,
Actually the wiki page was wrong. it's not replaced with alpha and beta versions but it's with RCs. Wiki page corrected! Thanks
Comment 3 Grey 2018-01-21 17:56:30 UTC 
I saw the updated page. It says...

2. Install it. (Note that it will replace your actual installation — this is a development version that will not install as a production version.)

Well, which is it? Will it replace my actual installation? Or will it not install as a production version?

Seriously, I'm not here to bust anybody's chops but that sentence is messed up! As far as the wording goes I offer:

2. Install it (NOTE: this is a <b>development version</b> and  <b>will replace your existing installation</b>).

And with all due respect, if it's not a release, it's not a release. It's a Release Candidate. My thinking is, like the "LibreOffice Dev" alpha, anything NOT an actual release shouldn't replace an existing application. The RC should install as a separate application. At which time the RC becomes an actual point release, the user may be informed via a update dialog box saying the RC is now obsolete and LO 6.0 is now available for download.

What do you think? In any case, thanks for your time.