The LibreOffice_4.1.0.3_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz tarball contains file LibreOffice_4.1.0.3_Linux_x86-64_deb/install, which makes no sense since that script can deal only with rpm packages. (OTOH, it seems it can deal with RPM packages on a Debian system...)
If I remember well, it is not new, it was already the case in the old time of OOo. Best regards. JBF
Well, in OOo 3.3.0 install archive there is a script named update which seems to be able to handle DEB packages. In the install script there is the following help: echo "User Mode Installation script for developer and knowledgeable early access tester" echo echo "This installation method is not intended for use in a production environment!" echo "Using this script is unsupported and completely at your own risk" Not sure if developers and testers need such a script. Other problem: when I open the file, gedit says that the file contains invalid characters... Best regards. JBF
This "INSTALL" script is really misleading, esp for newbies. It should be removed, or be replaced with a deb script. I don't find such "install" script in LibreOffice 4.0.5.2 deb package tarball.
(In reply to comment #2) > Not sure if developers and testers need such a script. Some people need it, that's why it was added, see commit 117b3242dbdcf5c9690921f2f4cf1495df10c11e > > Other problem: when I open the file, gedit says that the file contains > invalid characters... Because it contains an embedded binary file.
Andras Timar committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=4f995b395ea347469ca9c7681d2f01f63e966d96 fdo#67060 do not package RPM-only install script to DEB packs The patch should be included in the daily builds available at http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Michael Stahl committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=776f48eb97a99e077824741ad300fed27e4edd14 Revert "fdo#67060 do not package RPM-only install script to DEB packs" The patch should be included in the daily builds available at http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Andras Timar committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-4-1": http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=b533869803537ca8f95fb3d7543ccaf067fdbbe0&h=libreoffice-4-1 fdo#67060 do not package RPM-only install script to DEB packs It will be available in LibreOffice 4.1.4. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.