Softmaker FreeOffice - can't install with apt

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nraygun
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Softmaker FreeOffice - can't install with apt

#1 Post by nraygun »

I see that Softmaker FreeOffice 2018 is available in MX Package Installer and that the package name is softmaker-freeoffice-2018.
But it doesn't seem to be available with apt. Since I can see it in the Package Installer, I was expecting to be able to issue this command to install it:

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sudo apt install softmaker-freeoffice-2018
That way I can install it it with all my other apps when I reload the system.

Any ideas why FreeOffice is not available from apt but is in Package Installer?

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Re: Softmaker FreeOffice - can't install with apt

#2 Post by dolphin_oracle »

Its in Popular Apps, which can enable and pull from 3rd party repositories, like the freeoffice one.

freeoffice is not open source, and is not in our repo as a result.
http://www.youtube.com/runwiththedolphin
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FYI: mx "test" repo is not the same thing as debian testing repo.

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Re: Softmaker FreeOffice - can't install with apt

#3 Post by nraygun »

Gotcha.
Can I add their Deb repository or will that break something with MX Linux?
https://www.freeoffice.com/en/tips-and-tricks-linux

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Re: Softmaker FreeOffice - can't install with apt

#4 Post by dolphin_oracle »

nraygun wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:53 pm Gotcha.
Can I add their Deb repository or will that break something with MX Linux?
https://www.freeoffice.com/en/tips-and-tricks-linux
won't hurt a thing.
http://www.youtube.com/runwiththedolphin
lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 - MX-23
FYI: mx "test" repo is not the same thing as debian testing repo.

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