LibreOffice

[Jonas]

Oops, I didn't see that, bleh, you know what when I remove MS Office the problem gets solved.

 

[Sushubh]

exactly. microsoft apps are likely to install the shortcuts fine. but libreoffice might leave residual mess on uninstallation.

 

[Jonas]

Great, in the course of fixing this issue, I completely forgot that Dell has not included a backup disc for Office. How awesome is that.

 

[Jaymin]

If i download this, then i get a ".tar.gz" file. What should i do with it.....{In Mint)?I dont know which is an executable file in this OS, similar to exe or like in Windows.

 

[Jonas]

Unpack the archive in the first place. ".tar.gz" is a bundle of files packed with Tar.

 

[Jaymin]

Yeah i understood that its actually something like Zip or Rar.......actually i havent downloaded LibreOffice. I had downloaded mplayer the other day, and saw the contents of the package. I got confused and left it alone. And silly me, i didnt even clarify how to use such files!!So i will be unpacking mplayer files.

 

[dovahkiin]

you have to compile tar balls , here is a quick how to do it


How to install Linux / UNIX *.tar.gz tarball files

try to get the apt file of it from the repos , or if mint has the kinstaller then install with that.

 

[amish]

@Jaymin .. which linux? Why dont u use binaries from the distribution repos.They are mostly updated in a week with latest versions.

 

[Jaymin]

@ 133t

I found kinstaller, and its doing this "Difficult for noobie" task for me......

@ amish

Its Linux Mint. And as said, i found this app which is doing the job of installing the package.

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Posting more in Linux Mint thread now, coz its going OT.

 

[Sushubh]

stick to installing apps using the software package manager in your linux installation.