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Move to OpenSuSE. Your life will be a lot better. Ubuntu has lost its
way.
Actually, Ubuntu was to have the option to continue to use GNOME instead of Unity GUI. I have not "upgraded" to 11.04 since there seems to be a monitor issue with my flat screen. So if you install 11.04, then make sure you "turn on" the option of using a different GUI, plus make sure GNOME is installed via the Package Manager, you should be able to choose which GUI you want to use during startup. I did this with 10.xx when I was trying out the use of KDE instead of GNOME. When I was at the login screen, I was given the option for which GUI I was to use for that session. Actually, I found that I could use GNOME and use some of the KDE packages if both are installed.
To my opinion, what I have read, and seen the screen shots, I do not like the look and feel of Unity GUI. SO when I get the monitor issue solved [different monitor maybe] I will go to 11.xx and make sure GNOME will be my default GUI.
As for PPA versions of LibreOffice, I would rather download the packages that are on the LibreOffice site and install them instead of using PPA versions. It just makes sense to me that way. If all else fails, then you will have to use Ubuntu's repository version.
I left Ubuntu because of its new release. I would recommend LinuxMint.
Wayne
Well, after read all the possible solutions, finally I decided to install
Ubuntu 11.04 (a clean installation) and reinstall LO. I hope this fix the
problem.
Thanks to all who shared their opinions.
Hi 
It's a lot less hassle to change distros, especially if they use the same DE and
are in the same family. Mint sounds like a good plan. Of course the easiest
thing is to install Mint as a dual/multi-boot so that you can keep going back to
the old Ubuntu if you need to.
Regards from
Tom
Hi
A clean install of Ubuntu 11.04 should do the trick. Going for a dual-boot or
multi-boot is a lot easier than it sounds. The standard install process usually
gives you the option in the "Partitioning Section". Possibly the 2nd or 3rd
standard option out of about 4 options on that page. The 4th option gets a bit
technical but you can always click on the "Back" button if it's too complicated
and then change to one of the standard 2 or 3 options. I think you could handle
it tho.
Regards from
Tom
OpenSuSE 11.4 has been very good to me. Their 64-bit stuff actually
works!
Ubuntu just blows. It's going to get worse, not better with time. They
have an overriding design constraint which ensures disaster. MUST FIT
ON ONE CD. This leads to forcing shared images on things which SHOULD
NOT use them and a boat load of untested code in each release. God
forbid you ever try and install the KDE desktop with your default Gnome
desktop. Less than half of everything will continue to work. Absolute
zero multi-desktop testing occurs because they bust things up.
With OpenSuSE 11.4 I can switch between KDE and GNOME on a whim and know
it was all tested.
Hi
Err, i kept meaning to search out these guides, particularly the one from Ubuntu
Geek
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/install-libreoffice-in-ubuntu-11-0410-1010-04-using-ppa.html
The Ubuntu Geek one is the one that i used to get the right PPA but then instead
of installing from the command-line i used "Synaptic Package Manager". It's
advanced search helped me find all the bits of OpenOffice and then uninstall
them. It also let me pick&choose what parts of LibreOffice i wanted.
If you want to do a dual-boot to add 11.04 (or Mint) without losing your 10.10
then these guides might help a little
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DualBoot
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot
Regards from
Tom
I have not been following this thread, but the original question is something that happened to me once.
What I did was:
uninstall LibreOffice.
delete the hidden folder ".libreoffice" [for Ubuntu] or delete LibreOffice's "Program Files" folder [for Windows].
reinstall LibreOffice
That fixed the constant recovery [and failed recovery every time] on my system.
Hi
Renaming the ".libreoffice" or even better, one of it's sub-folders (such as the
user/3), has the same effect as deleting it except that you are able to have a
look at your old stuff even tho LibreOffice can't see it. It effectively
quarantines your old set-up.
I have tried installing 11.04 a couple of times and each time it has
automatically given me the Gnome DE rather than Unity because it couldn't handle
my monitor/graphics-card. I think your particular issue is that you connect
your flat-screen using a Vga cable rather than Hdmi, Dvi or whatever. In my
case it's because my monitor is a horribly ancient and dying Crt. (My 2nd Crt
is still quite nice).
Hopefully the 11.10 due to be released at the end of October ('obviously',
(hence the .10)) will have beaten Unity into better shape. The 3rd alpha
release has just been released but i'm not keen to test things that early, maybe
wait for beta 2.
The 10.04 and 10.10 are great but i am about to try out a few other distros
again as LiveCds and then perhaps dual/multi-boots if i like the look. I might
even try contacting a few "distro hoppers". I'm not keen to move away from
Ubuntu but there are a lot of "ubuntu clones" worth trying. I might try the new
Zorin. Obviously i am going to try the more obvious ones such as Mint, Mageia,
openSUSE but i have already had a quick go with most. Mint and Mageia are the
most interesting and worth trying imo.
Regards from
Tom
Sorry, but the only monitor connection that I have is the standard VGA cable which is attached to the motherboard. Plus the Acer monitor uses VGA cable as well. Now my 19 inch flat scree TV can use VGA or HDMI cables. I have a VGA cable plugged into it for working with showing stuff from a laptop to the TV for a larger display.
As for CRT, I have two massively have 17 inch ones in the bottom shelf dead storage "cabinet". I was thinking about installing 11.04 with one of those installed instead of the 18 inch flat screen.
The Unity issue: well all I have read about 11.04 was that Unity was the default GUI, but you could choose to use GNOME after the initial install. It would be nice to have to choose Unity instead of it being the default.
Hi
Tada! Vga strikes again. It was such a fantastic thing for so many decades
that they had to create a problem for it with the new-fangled flat-screen tech.
I don't remember being given a choice of DE for 11.04 but switching is so easy
for me that i might not have noticed.
Regards from
Tom
hahaha yesterday I installed Ubuntu 11.04 (deinstalled 10.10) .. bad luck to
me. However, is good to know that exist a solution.
In other hand, this version of Ubuntu not necesarily must start with Unity
(that I don't like it). Just select the option "gnome classic" in the login
screen.
Thanks