Re: [gNewSense-users] LibreOffice 3.3.0 on gNS 2.3 DeltaH: documentation available

[Sam Geeraerts]

al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote:
> Documentation about LibreOffice and how to install LibreOffice 3.3.0 on
> gNewSense 2.3 DeltaH, is now available on the gNS wiki:
> http://www.gnewsense.org/Documentation/LibreOffice
>
> Feedbacks are welcome.

I [SG] started on this guide in the role of Joe "I learned about 
GNU/Linux 3 weeks ago" User [JU][1]. Some comments:

* "This step can be different ... Most people will open Synaptic to do 
this."
[JU] 'How would it be different?', 'Am I most people?', 'What do I do in 
this Synaptic thing?'
[SG] You can assume people have a more or less standard install, with 
only packages from our repo. Anyone who hasn't would know what to do. We 
have a page about Synaptic [2], so you can link to that (although it 
doesn't say anything about removing yet). There's also a page about 
command line tools [3]. Linking to both on pages that deal with 
adding/removing package is better than writing it out on every page. 
Perhaps we should even just link to the Synaptic page and link that in 
turn to the command line page (for advanced users).

* I opened Synaptic, searched for "openoffice" and ticked "completely 
remove" for every installed package. But for some packages, like 
openoffice.org-help-nl and openoffice.org-hyphenation I got a popup to 
also remove language-support-nl and some other packages.
[JU] I break out in a cold sweat, taking the "be careful uninstalling 
these packages" warning very seriously. After my breathing calms down I 
close Synaptic, hoping that doesn't b0rk my system, and continue using 
OO.o 2.4.
[SG] I don't know if you encountered this, but it's worth explaining if 
and why these extra packages can be removed.

JU's experience ends there and SG didn't have time to look at the rest 
(but will do later).

[1] All characters in this example are entirely fictional. Any 
resemblance to real persons is purely coincidental.
[2] http://www.gnewsense.org/Documentation/Synaptic
[3] http://www.gnewsense.org/Documentation/Apt-getAndAptitude