Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:01:04 -0700 From: Jason Helfman <jhelfman@experts-exchange.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/155552: add LibreOffice to handbook/faq Message-ID: <1300107664.160203.84817.nullmailer@experts-exchange.com> Resent-Message-ID: <201103141310.p2EDABJx015941@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 155552 >Category: docs >Synopsis: add LibreOffice to handbook/faq >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Mar 14 13:10:11 UTC 2011 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jason Helfman >Release: FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE i386 >Organization: Experts Exchange, LLC. >Environment: System: FreeBSD eggman.experts-exchange.com 8.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Feb 18 02:24:46 UTC 2011 root@almeida.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: Add LibreOffice to Handbook and Faq. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Index: faq/book.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/jhelfman/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.1133 diff -u -r1.1133 book.sgml --- faq/book.sgml 8 Mar 2011 09:42:08 -0000 1.1133 +++ faq/book.sgml 14 Mar 2011 12:45:31 -0000 @@ -4155,7 +4155,9 @@ <answer> <para>The open-source <application><ulink url="http://www.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org</ulink></application>; - office suite works natively on &os;. The &linux; version of + and <application><ulink + url="http://www.libreoffice.org">LibreOffice</ulink></application>; + office suites work natively on &os;. The &linux; version of <application><ulink url="http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/open-office/index.html">Oracle Open Office</ulink></application>, the value-added closed-source version of OpenOffice.org, Index: handbook/config/chapter.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/jhelfman/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.245 diff -u -r1.245 chapter.sgml --- handbook/config/chapter.sgml 1 Dec 2010 20:37:03 -0000 1.245 +++ handbook/config/chapter.sgml 14 Mar 2011 12:38:49 -0000 @@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ with &man.pkg.add.1; the packaging tools extract a temporary copy of the packages under <filename class="directory">/var/tmp</filename>. Large software packages, like <application>Firefox</application>, - or <application>OpenOffice</application> may be tricky to install - if there is not enough disk space - under <filename class="directory">/var/tmp</filename>.</para> + <application>OpenOffice</application> or <application>LibreOffice</application> + may be tricky to install if there is not enough disk space under + <filename class="directory">/var/tmp</filename>.</para> </note> <para>The <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> partition holds many Index: handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/jhelfman/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.101 diff -u -r1.101 chapter.sgml --- handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml 25 Feb 2011 09:12:49 -0000 1.101 +++ handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml 14 Mar 2011 12:19:59 -0000 @@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ <application>KOffice</application>, <application>AbiWord</application>, <application>The GIMP</application>, - <application>OpenOffice.org</application>)</para> + <application>OpenOffice.org</application>, + <application>LibreOffice</application>)</para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -527,6 +528,14 @@ <entry>huge</entry> <entry><application>&jdk;</application>, <application>Mozilla</application></entry> </row> + + <row> + <entry><application>LibreOffice</application></entry> + <entry>somewhat heavy</entry> + <entry>huge</entry> + <entry><application>Gtk+</application>, or <application>KDE</application>/ + <application>GNOME</application>, or <application>&jdk;</application></entry> + </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> @@ -732,6 +741,87 @@ <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>openoffice.org</userinput></screen> </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>LibreOffice</title> + <indexterm> + <primary><application>LibreOffice</application></primary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>office suite</primary> + <secondary><application>LibreOffice</application></secondary> + </indexterm> + + <para><application>LibreOffice</application> includes all of the + mandatory applications in a complete office productivity + suite: a word processor, a spreadsheet, a presentation manager, + and a drawing program. Its user interface is very similar + to other office suites, and it can import and export in various + popular file formats. It is available in a number of + different languages — internationalization has been + extended to interfaces, spell checkers, and + dictionaries.</para> + + <para>The word processor of <application>LibreOffice</application> + uses a native XML file format for increased portability and + flexibility. The spreadsheet program features a macro language + and it can be interfaced with external databases. + <application>LibreOffice</application> is already stable + and runs natively on &windows;, Linux, FreeBSD, and + &macos; X. More information about <application>LibreOffice + </application> can be found on the + <ulink url="http://www.libreoffice.org/">LibreOffice web site</ulink>. + </para> + + <para>To install <application>LibreOffice</application> as package, + do:</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r libreoffice</userinput></screen> + + <note> + <para>When running a -RELEASE version of &os;, this should work. + </note> + + <para>Once the package is installed, you need to type the following + command to run <application>LibreOffice</application>: + </para> + + <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>libreoffice</userinput></screen> + + <note> + <para>During the first launch, you will be asked some + questions and a <filename>.libreoffice</filename> folder + will be created in your home directory.</para> + </note> + + <para>If the <application>LibreOffice</application> packages + are not available, you still have the option to compile the + port. However, you must bear in mind that it requires a lot of + disk space and a fairly long time to compile.</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/editors/libreoffice</userinput> +&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen> + + <note> + <para>If you want to build a localized version, replace the + previous command line with the following:</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>make LOCALIZED_LANG=<replaceable>your_language</replaceable> install clean</userinput></screen> + + <para>You have to replace + <replaceable>your_language</replaceable> with the correct + language ISO-code. A list of supported language codes are + available in the <maketarget>pre-fetch</maketarget> target of + the port <filename>Makefile</filename>. + </para> + </note> + + <para>Once this is done, + <application>LibreOffice</application> can be launched with + the command:</para> + + <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>libreoffice</userinput></screen> + </sect2> </sect1> <sect1 id="desktop-viewers"> @@ -1154,6 +1244,12 @@ </row> <row> + <entry><application>LibreOffice</application></entry> + <entry><literal>libreoffice</literal></entry> + <entry><filename role="package">editors/libreoffice</filename></entry> + </row> + + <row> <entry><application>&acrobat.reader;</application></entry> <entry><literal>acroread</literal></entry> <entry><filename role="package">print/acroread8</filename></entry> >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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