What's with the out-of-date version of LibreOffice?
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I'm definitely changing it - this 5.1.6.2 version on Trisquel right now keeps crashing for me.
But is there some reason that we are not using the current 6.0.5, or even the "conservative" version 5.4.7 that LibreOffice recommends for enterprise users?
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>But is there some reason that we are not using the current 6.0.5,
Of course there is: no one backported it. I'm using 6.0.6 on Stretch.
I installed the official version from Libreoffice website. Not worth the time and effort though, I'll almost certainly join you in using Stretch's version in the future.
I am a translator!
It is 6.1.0 now.. :P
You like living dangerously with the release candidate, I see. I'm going the slightly more conservative route and sticking with 6.0.5 for the time being.
Since I downloaded and installed it from the Libreoffice site, I'm hoping that the built-in update process will work.
I am a translator!
Well.. it just upgraded to that version from the backports when I did an upd && upg.. :)
How do you add the stretch repository? I tried it to upgrade VLC player, but ended up with a dependency mess, and disabled the repository.
To Trisquel? Do not do that: your system will be a mess (some packages expecting older dependencies that what is available and other issues like that).
If you always need latest software, then Trisquel (as a fixed-releasing distrobution) is not very suitable. Switching to Debian testing/unstable may be better. Avoid using the non-official images with non-free firmware or adding contrib or non-free repositories and you'll have a free/libre system.
Do not try to mix Trisquel LTS and Debian stable repositories. Trisquel (based on Ubuntu LTS) updates in even-numbered years whereas Debian stable updates in odd-numbered years. This usually results in unsolvable dependencies.
Or Parabola GNU/Linux-libre (which uses pacman, not APT: http://parabola.nu
Parabola is recommended by the FSF: https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html
Yes, I've got parabola installed in a dual boot configuration. I've used it for several years, but it honestly seems like it has more rough edges compared to the professional feel you get from Trisquel 8.
Trisquel is a "stable" GNU/Linux distribution. That means all major versions of all packages are frozen in the repository of a given version of Trisquel (e.g., Trisquel 8, which is based on Ubuntu 16.04). Only some bugs (in particular vulnerabilities) are corrected. One single exception is made for Abrowser. For LibreOffice, Trisquel 8 will always have version 5.1.6. Trisquel 9 (when it will be released) will have version 6.0.3 because it will based on Ubuntu 18.04, which has that version of LibreOffice.
All that said, it is possible to install software that is not in Trisquel's repository: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/ distributes deb packages. With GDebi installed (by default in Trisquel 8), you can simply double click on the deb file in the file manager.
Ah yes, I recall, thank you.
Trisquel follows the fixed (LTS) release model. But this doesn't mean that you have to use whatever is in the official repository. You can download and install the latest version of LibreOffice manually.
To install LibreOffice manually, just download the tarball, extract it, change the directory (cd) and then run # dpkg -i ./*deb
In a fixed-release distribution, everything is old except the browser. In a rolling-release distribution, everything is new except the browser (Debian testing still uses Firefox ESR 52).
Thank you, I forgot to go with ./*deb, and installed each file one-by-one. Much better.
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