Tried to install English(GB) version but got a message about corrupt Cab1 file. After trying several times I gave up and installed the English(US) version which installed OK.
they are being developed separately form the same original codebase .... openoffice has changed hands & is somewhat left behind as libreoffice races ahead with monthly updates & improvements
entirely up to you -- openoffice hasn't had an update released for over a year (other than tweaks to conform to a different software licence) & seems to only be destined to get new feature releases every year or so & no bugfix releases .... whereas libreoffice gets monthly bugfix releases & 6 monthly new feature releases + thanks to way licences work will be able to include the best/good features from (apache) openoffice. I am running libreoffice 4.1 beta on another machine which has some of these as yet unseen openoffice updates including a sidebar which replaces a top bar
The only thing I hate is their installer is hopeless.Everytime you have to uninstall and reinstall.
You have to update it manually too. It always says:
The automatic download of the update is currently not available.
Click 'Download...' to download LibreOffice 4.0.4 manually from the web site.
The only thing I hate is their installer is hopeless.Everytime you have to uninstall and reinstall.
You have to update it manually too. It always says:
The automatic download of the update is currently not available.
Click 'Download...' to download LibreOffice 4.0.4 manually from the web site.
auto-update is coming to the full desktop version (already exists if you have portableapps installed on an external drive OR computers hard drive) & I've never un-installed it first
auto-update is coming to the full desktop version (already exists if you have portableapps installed on an external drive OR computers hard drive) & I've never un-installed it first
Hope so, they have been saying this for a while.
The install asks you to manually uninstall previous version, had this yesterday with latest build on W8 and two linux distros.
remember now ... if you have a really old LibO install on computer (a 3.6* version I think) a manual uninstall might have been required .... might be some Win8 anomalies?
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My Linux laptop has libre, and my windows one has open office. They look identical.
Why would anyone pay for Microsoft office, when these two free products are so similar?!
I assume there's a windows version?
Yes
https://www.libreoffice.org/download/?nodetect
I don't really want a sidebar instead of a top bar.. But as it sounds like its coming to both, I'll probably have to get used to it.
Can't complain, for free though, eh?
Thanks for the advice, I'll check both out!
The only thing I hate is their installer is hopeless.Everytime you have to uninstall and reinstall.
You have to update it manually too. It always says:
The automatic download of the update is currently not available.
Click 'Download...' to download LibreOffice 4.0.4 manually from the web site.
Hope so, they have been saying this for a while.
The install asks you to manually uninstall previous version, had this yesterday with latest build on W8 and two linux distros.