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caprea
I don’t think that it is possible to upgrade/dist-upgrade to buster-backports without stating the -t buster-backports
This is true and I never knew, I always deactivated it and encouraged others to do the same.
anticapitalista
I don’t think that it is possible to upgrade/dist-upgrade to buster-backports without stating the -t buster-backports
This is true and I never knew, I always deactivated it and encouraged others to do the same.
Good advice.
Just wondering whether synaptic is as clever as apt in ‘ignoring’ the buster-backports repo.Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.
antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.
Anonymous
synaptic does not abide the “Default-Release:” apt preferences setting.
Per the default synaptic configuration, it will choose “highest version” as the installation candidate.
To change the default synaptic behavior, you can edit synaptic.conf or visit the “Distribution” dialogbox
caprea
The behavior of synaptic was the first thing I looked into.
Although the settings are as skidoo mentions here(prefer the highest version), no package from the backports is shown as an update.
So,yes synaptic acts as smart as apt in this case.
If you want to update a package from backports with synaptic, you have to checkmark “prefer version from buster-backports”you have to mark “prefer version from buster-backports”
and (recommended) immediately after installing a specific package of interest, followup by reverting to the default upgrade behavior
wachin
Thanks to all to explain me about use LibreOffice from backports, but I do it about one month for the LibreOffice 6.4 and not working because appear a problem with a package
Becasue that I do a Entry in my blog with the LibreOffice 6.4 of 32 bit build from my friends from Escuelas Linux:
LibreOffice 6.4.4.2 de 32 bit DEB compilado por Escuelas Linux, para Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc
https://facilitarelsoftwarelibre.blogspot.com/2020/06/libreoffice-6442-de-32-bit-deb.html
For my is the best solution
I request that you add the Escuelas Linux packages to your Distribution, please contact them:
anticapitalista
I request that you add the Escuelas Linux packages to your Distribution, please contact them:
Not going to happen.
antiX-19.2 has buster-backports enabled and ships with libreoffice 6.4Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.
antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.
PPC
@anticapitalista- Nods. As always, you call the shots here,
but I do see the validity of the OP- it was to have a recent Libreoffice version available for 32 bits machines. You said why you weren’t addding those Escuelas Linux packages to antiX, but is there any other easy option for 32 bits users (I mean, some script in Package Manager that downloads and then installs those individual Packages, first checking it the user has a 32 bits system, not to mess up antiX, in case that is needed?)Note: I don’t use a 32bits OS, but my parents old laptop is 32bits only, it still has a very old LibreOffice installed, that came out of the box (has far as I can recall).
I also see the point of not wasting too much effort on 32bits machines, that are probably less every day…P.
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anticapitalista
Latest 32 bit libreoffice is already available via package installer (from Debian backports).
Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.
antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.
@anticapitalista:
LibreOffice 32bits last version was 6.2(https://itsfoss.com/libreoffice-drops-32-bit-support/)Escuelas Linux seems to have compiled version 6.4.4.2 for 32bits from scratch (that’s commitment): https://gitlab.com/wachin/libreoffice-6.4.4.2-de-32-bits/-/tree/master/DEB
P.
- This reply was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by PPC.
Xecure
Debian buster-backports, i386
From: https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=buster-backports&arch=i386&searchon=names&keywords=libreofficePackage libreoffice
buster-backports (metapackages): office productivity suite (metapackage)
1:6.4.4-1~bpo10+1: i386Or in a general search:
Package libreoffice
buster-backports (metapackages): office productivity suite (metapackage)
1:6.4.4-1~bpo10+1: amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390xDear wachin, you can install libreoffice 6.4.4.1 (
neweralmost as new release than Escuelas Linux) if you do so from the antiX Package Installer, under the name Libreoffice Latest (full and main versions). This version is the one on backport, that anticapitalista has somehow got it there without touching the repos. You can also install the Spanish languaje searching in the antiX package installer, under Spanish_LO_Latest (main and full versions).
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antiX Live system enthusiast.
General Live Boot Parameters for antiX.Wow! I was missled by that article, sorry! I also recall reading some article that said that Escolas .deb files were the only way to install a 32 bits LibreOffice version post 6.2, a while back!… Hum… I should check my sources better!
The article that should have stucked to my mind was this: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2019/06/06/libreoffice-6-3-on-linux-a-statement/
(Simply put: LibreOffice’s creators do no longer provide 32 bits linux versions, but the source code can, as always, be complied for 32 bits machines).Thanks anticapitalista and Xecure!
I stand corrected. There is no real need to use Escuelas Linux Libreoffice debs!P.
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