| Summary: | Other: Linux installation packages are broken | ||
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| Product: | LibreOffice | Reporter: | Adam Kłobukowski <adamklobukowski> |
| Component: | Installation | Assignee: | Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs> |
| Status: | RESOLVED DUPLICATE | ||
| Severity: | normal | CC: | sophi |
| Priority: | medium | ||
| Version: | 4.3.0.3 rc | ||
| Hardware: | Other | ||
| OS: | Linux (All) | ||
| Whiteboard: | BSA | ||
| Crash report or crash signature: | Regression By: | ||
Hi, average users should follow their distro installation how-to, see here for Debian https://wiki.debian.org/LibreOffice (i.e aptitude update aptitude install libreoffice). The 4.3.0 version is for advanced and experienced users who know how to install with command line. So this is not broken and is by design. Set as Notabug - Sophie I'm sorry but I have to disagree. 4.3 is available directly from https://www.libreoffice.org/ and it nowhere says that 'it is for advanced users only'. Even if this is by design, this design is broken. Yes, average users should follow their distro, but they often don't, making installation hard for them hurts LibreOffice. Hi, see here https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan#Summary: The first X.Y.0 release is intended for early adopters. Closing again - Sophie (In reply to comment #2) > I'm sorry but I have to disagree. > > and it nowhere says that 'it is for advanced users only'. From http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/system-requirements/ : "The community-supplied LibreOffice installers are provided for users having special needs, and for out-of-the-ordinary cases." Anyway it's a duplicate. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 80941 *** Okay, the process is scary to you, but that doesn’t make it “broken”. That’s why distros provide packages, and anyway GUIs for package installation exist. Synaptic, AppGrid, Ubuntu Software Center... |
Linux installation packages of 4.3 is a tar.gz archive that contains 54 deb file and a text file explaining what to do, asking users to do scary things like 'open terminal' and 'type command'. Expected behavior: GUI installer - download, click&go. Operating System: Debian Version: 4.3.0.3 rc