Re: libreoffice-common: package conflicts
Hi,
Am 19.05.22 um 14:29 schrieb Valerio Messina:
plus some links:
/usr/bin/soffice -> /opt/openoffice4/program/soffice
[....]
> The only conflicting link is:
/usr/bin/soffice -> /opt/openoffice4/program/soffice
conflicting with:
/usr/bin/soffice -> /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice
qed.
I saw the package 'libreoffice-common' has set a rule as so:
Conflicts: openoffice.org-unbundled
Actually that conflicts predates libreoffice. Look in the changelog for
openoffice.org-unbundled...
At one point in time even libreoffice-unbundled was there. (Also see the
changelog)BTW: I used StarOffice from the time of Sun Solaris on Sparc
Station (pre 2000) and everywhere after, the link:
/usr/bin/soffice
was always part of StarOffice and then OpenOffice package.
So, while I'm in favor of GPL license of LibreOffice, I'm not against
OpenOffice, and about the conflicting link, my opinion is that the link
/usr/bin/soffice
should be reserved to OpenOffice as was before.
LibreOffice should use:
/usr/bin/loffice
bash script to be started.
No, since with that argument OpenOffice shouldn't either. And then there
is the problem that OOo/OO/LO is not just GUI but also API calls etc,
and that one is documented to be soffice as an entry point.
Please reconsider this package conflict rule
No.
Regards,
Rene
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