I just tried installing LibreOffice 4.1 in my openSUSE 12.3 x64 OS and it worked like charm.
Unfortunately LibreOffice 4.1 is not yet available at software.opensuse.org
here I am updating quick install steps. I am using KDE in my case.
And thatâs it. It takes barely 4 minutes to install LibreOffice 4.1.
I got some error but LibreOffice 4.1 is working fine without any issue.
And it installs separate copy. It keeps older versions as it is.
sco1984 wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I just tried installing LibreOffice 4.1 in my openSUSE 12.3 x64 OS and
> it worked like charm.
> Unfortunately LibreOffice 4.1 is not yet available at
> software.opensuse.org
> here I am updating quick install steps. I am using KDE in my case.
>
> - Download LibreOffice.tar.gz from 'LibreOffice Productivity Suite
> Download â (http://www.libreoffice.org/download)
> - Extract in a folder
> - Go inside the dir
> - Now go inside RPMS dir
> - Fire command âsudo rpm -i *.rpmâ
>
> And thatâs it. It takes barely 4 minutes to install LibreOffice 4.1.
> I got some error but LibreOffice 4.1 is working fine without any issue.
> And it installs separate copy. It keeps older versions as it is.
>
> Regards,
> Amey.
>
>
Always use rpms provided in openSUSE repos. Avoid rpms from other
sources unless you know that the rpms are 100% compatible with version
of openSUSE you are using.
GNOME 3.6.2
openSUSE Release 12.3 (Dartmouth) 64-bit
Kernel Linux 3.7.10-1.16-desktop
4.1 is available in the Libreoffice - Unstable repo.
Much easier if you really want the latest.
Having said that - Iâm using Libreoffice 3.6 and it suites me fine.
I usually use the opensuse software search for latest packages but unfortunately if the package is part of the normal distribution that is all it usually offers. Next step for me if this doesnât give what I want is to google opensuse build service libreoffice or what ever package I am looking for. In this case this search results in this repo for a stable 4.0 by the look of it.
The search also brings up the unstable 4.1 repo. All I will say on that is it takes rather a lot of use to be sure a package really is ok. This repo shows that there are build errors and that some items are disabled.
So far I havenât found any way of searching for projects on the build service other than with google. Maybe there is something some where on an opensuse.org web page? As a for instance I know that very recent versions of wine are maintained but rather hard to find. Same with many packages.
Last option is to install from source. This generally involves downloading and extracting the compressed file and assembling it. Instructions for that are generally in an install or readme text file. There will often be dependency problems but YAST can be safely used to sort out the library files that may be needed by searching name , package and package contains. If installing one of these causes YAST to complain itâs probably best to abandon the install but itâs also possible to check which packages use the file it doesnât want to replace. All rather long winded and may finish up in a situation where a machine isnât fully usable until several different updates have been made.
The OpenSuse software search works well for packages not in the official distro but the show unstable versions option has to be used. These never will be stable but itâs possible to check that they did build correctly by clicking on the repo link.
So far I havenât found any way of searching for projects on the build service other than with google. Maybe there is something some where on an opensuse.org web page? As a for instance I know that very recent versions of wine are maintained but rather hard to find. Same with many packages.
I posted the following Back in late July. AFAIK nothing has changed since then.
Iâve been having good luck with 4.0, but 4.1 is definitely not ready for prime time. Check the release notes for 4.1
I generally check before updating, and this time I was glad I did. I decided to hold off.
There are a couple of bugs in 4.1 still that are really serious. The difficulty opening password protected files is only one. The other, letters jumping around on the line being typed, is even worse. I wouldnât even consider going to 4.1 until these are resolved and a new version released.
Yes.
For example - a search at software.opensuse.org: Search for Libreoffice brings you this software.opensuse.org: (sorry - forums are renaming the link but it takes you to the version of Libreoffice for your version of openSUSE)
then it is just a matter of selecting âshow other versionsâ & âshow unstable packagesâ
and you are presented with 6 seperate repos (at least for 12.3) with versions of Libreoffice ranging from 3.6 through to 4.1.1
Hi Off topic but an example of what I mean and may be of use for any very recent package.
That is the normal opensuse software search. As I have to use a Windows optical design program - no linux or open source available - I use wine. Problems usually mean upgrading to the latest wine release and some one does maintain them on the build service. The normal search only finds odds end ends for the current wine. I assume wine itself isnât shown as itâs in the standard distro. These rpmâs donât come up
But unlike the results via googling for packages this way in doesnât give any indication of how successful the code is. Sometimes there is also more than one directory with the same package in it as well eg one wine 1.7 dev and one straight wine 1.7.
lol! All good fun but I feel there must be a better way but I canât find it. Fortunately the normal software search is very good for packages that arenât in the standard distro. Itâs nearly always possible to obtain latest releases soon after they appear as well.
