Libre Office 3.6.2.2 - downloads

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#1

Hi Folks,

I receive the digest of messages in the middle of the night so could
you could please e-mail me privately as well as the list?

I need to download the older version 3.6.2.2.

Google revealed it was located here...

http://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/3.6.6.2/

Is that the safest place to download it from?

Once there do I download every file under every folder except for mac
and portable to run it on an XP Pro PC as follows:

Index of /libreoffice/old/3.6.6.2
   Name Last modified Size Metadata
   Parent Directory -
   box/ 20-Apr-2013 11:14 -
   deb/ 07-Apr-2013 14:12 -
   mac/ 05-Apr-2013 09:48 -
   portable/ 05-Apr-2013 12:43 -
   rpm/ 07-Apr-2013 14:16 -
   src/ 05-Apr-2013 09:56 -
   win/ 05-Apr-2013 09:49 -
Apache Server at downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org Port 80
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Thanks so much.

Charles.

#2

Charles,

Yes that is the preferred location for obtaining LibreOffice project archive builds.

Stuart

#3

charles meyer wrote:

Hi Folks,

I receive the digest of messages in the middle of the night so could
you could please e-mail me privately as well as the list?

I need to download the older version 3.6.2.2.

Google revealed it was located here...

http://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/3.6.6.2/

Is that the safest place to download it from?

Yes; The Document Foundation is the organisation behind LibreOffice, and that's the archive of old versions. Best to check if unsure though ;o)

Once there do I download every file under every folder except for mac
and portable to run it on an XP Pro PC:

You only need to download the version for your system, which is probably:
   win/x86/LibO_3.6.6.2_Win_x86_install_multi.msi
and optionally the "helppack" in whatever language you prefer:
   win/x86/LibO_3.6.6.2_Win_x86_helppack_XXXX.msi

Index of /libreoffice/old/3.6.6.2
    Name Last modified Size Metadata
    Parent Directory -
    box/ 20-Apr-2013 11:14 -
    deb/ 07-Apr-2013 14:12 -
    mac/ 05-Apr-2013 09:48 -
    portable/ 05-Apr-2013 12:43 -
    rpm/ 07-Apr-2013 14:16 -
    src/ 05-Apr-2013 09:56 -
    win/ 05-Apr-2013 09:49 -
Apache Server at downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org Port 80
MirrorBrain powered by Apache

For Windows, you only need to look under the win/ folder; the others are for other types of systems:
   box/ - (I'm not sure what this one is - looks like DVD images)
   deb/ - Debian Linux
   mac/ - Apple Mac
   portable/ - "Portable" version which can run from a USB stick etc.
               without being installed (empty in this case...)
   rpm/ - RMP-based Linux (RedHat etc.)
   src/ - Source code
   win/ - Windows
And under each of those are downloads for various CPU architectures (32-bit, 64-bit, PPC, etc.), and languages.

Thanks so much.

Charles.

Mark.

#4

Hi Charles,

Just the two I mentioned as far as I know:
   LibO_3.6.6.2_Win_x86_install_multi.msi
   LibO_3.6.6.2_Win_x86_helppack_en-US.msi
Try those to start with and let us know if you have any problems. Run the main installer first, then the helppack installer.

I'm not certain what the "LibO-SDK*" one is, but I've never used one named like that. SDK usually means "Software Development Kit", so I'd guess it's for people writing extensions for LibreOffice.

The .asc files contain digital signatures for the corresponding .msi files, and can be used to check that the downloads are genuine if you know what to do with them, otherwise you don't need them. I'm not sure that hosting them on the same server helps much though, since anyone managing to change the .msi downloads would also be able to change the .asc files so that they still match.

Mark.

charles meyer wrote: