Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:41:57 +0100 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Cc: Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net> Subject: Re: Is it possible to install only some parts of libreoffice? Message-ID: <AANLkTi=kgnDRbBMSXX4VjSy6qbUOXurzfHBR2qx-TuXR@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110303002701.GB11530@comcast.net> References: <20110302230652.GA11530@comcast.net> <20110303002701.GB11530@comcast.net>
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2011/3/3 Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net>: > On Wed 02 Mar 2011 at 15:06:52 PST Charlie Kester wrote: >> >> I don't want or need all of the programs in the libreoffice suite. >> >> In fact, the only reason I might install it is to get the presentation >> program so I can work with PowerPoint files I occasionally download from >> the web. =A0(There don't seem to be any workable, lighterweight >> alternatives, as there are for .doc and .xls files.) >> >> Would it be possible to provide some options to select which components >> to install? =A0Or is the suite written in such a way that I have to >> install the whole thing in order to get one piece? > > As often happens, asking the question got me thinking and I went to > FreshPorts to see if I could find some alternatives to Impress that I > didn't know about. =A0Found devel/present, which looks promising. =A0Poki= ng > around in the workdir, I see there's a gtk-based ppt viewer included. > > But I'd still like to know if it's possible to install only a few > selected components from libreoffice, for the cases where I might need > to do more than view an MSOffice file. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > It is not possible to install few selected component of libreoffice currently, technically it should be possible, but I haven't find a reliable way to do it yet. regards, Bapt
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