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| From | Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.os.linux.mint |
| Subject | Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? |
| Date | 2025-01-08 11:11 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <slrnvnsnbf.f6n.dan@djph.net> (permalink) |
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On 2025-01-08, Edmund wrote: >> On Tue, 1/7/2025 2:09 PM, Edmund wrote: >>> On 1/7/25 19:14, Paul wrote: >>>> [...] >>>> so only one package re-naming in the difference :-) >>> >>> Yes that package renaming is yet again another brilliant move to >>> make sure users cannot find what they are searching for. Users typically don't mix RedHat and Debian, so the different package naming doesn't really matter (until you get guys like Paul who point out the difference). > [Fedora] hunspell-nl ==> [LM] > That is what I mean, you install a program called Libreoffice and NORMAL > people would think if they need an addition like some spell check for > Libreoffice there would be something like " > libreoffice-nl-language-spelling" > > Nope, they come up with "hunspell" "hunspell" is a rather old dictionary/spellcheck application. I don't recall "when" it was actually developed; but I want to say in the late '90s / early '00s (and as with many things, was probably originally a college project that took off...) "They" (LibreOffice, and others) merely compiled in support for said existing dictionary software. -- |_|O|_| |_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert |O|O|O| PGP: DDAB 23FB 19FA 7D85 1CC1 E067 6D65 70E5 4CE7 2860
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New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2025-01-06 15:16 +0100
Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-01-06 14:36 +0000
Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2025-01-06 20:37 +0100
Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-01-06 13:14 -0800
Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2025-01-07 16:39 +0100
Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-07 13:14 -0500
Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2025-01-07 20:09 +0100
Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-07 16:34 -0500
Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2025-01-08 09:07 +0100
Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-01-08 11:11 +0000
Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-08 07:35 -0500
Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-01-07 10:38 +0000
Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-01-08 09:27 -0800
Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2025-01-08 19:30 +0100
Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-01-08 11:06 -0800
Re: New Install Libre Office language packs still very well hidden ? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2025-01-08 22:32 +0100
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