Issue 127288 - Bad instructions for installation (Debian), lack of an INSTALL file inside folder.
Summary: Bad instructions for installation (Debian), lack of an INSTALL file inside fo...
Status: UNCONFIRMED
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Product: Build Tools
Classification: Code
Component: documentation (show other issues)
Version: 4.1.3
Hardware: All All
: P5 (lowest) Normal (vote)
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Reported: 2017-01-18 02:32 UTC by alemao
Modified: 2017-05-20 11:55 UTC (History)
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Description alemao 2017-01-18 02:32:55 UTC 
Instalation for Debian is faulty.
The pdf give us a wrong command to run.
The command itself comes with bad characters from writer when copying to console.

My suggestion is:

Attach ONLY one TXT file named INSTALL in DEBIANS folder with the CORRECT syntax, (pdf says openoffice.org*deb and there is NO .org in the files!

Correct, short and happy INSTALL document to come inside DEBIANS folder:

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"To install, run this commands as root:

dpkg -i --force-overwrite openoffice*.deb
cd desktop-integration
dpkg -i --force-overwrite openoffice*.deb

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This is the instruction I had to go to wiki to found (why not ALONG with the .debs?):

######### BAD MANUAL IN BAD SEPARATED AND ONLINE PLACE #########

I say online because the person NEEDS internet to view a wrong info, when a good info could come INSIDE the package already downloaded.

Type the following command, to install the software:
dpkg -i -–force-overwrite openoffice.org*.deb \
 desktop-integration/openoffice.org-debian-menus*.deb

See bad characters in "--"force-over... a complete disaster! I was almost throwing all files to trash but I got from the web the right way that OFFICIAL SITE didn't supply
Comment 1 oooforum (fr) 2017-01-19 10:15:48 UTC 
The best way will be to write an ODT document with new instructions.
Once did, please attach it here and this issue could be fixed.
Comment 2 alemao 2017-01-19 10:27:55 UTC 
As I said, odt may carry bad characters if the user wants to copy directly to terminal.
IMHO a txt file is the best for putting terminal commands... What you think?
Comment 3 alemao 2017-01-19 10:29:27 UTC 
What about the suggestion of dispatching is inside the debians folder instead of demanding user to access internet and wiki ?
Comment 4 alemao 2017-01-19 10:32:23 UTC 
correcting
I meant inside the main folder, just above DEBIANS folder. Have a INSTALL or README txt file with the instructions. 
Accessing wiki on internet is exclusive. One may want to run it OFFLINE.
Having terminal commands in Rich text applications usually lead to erros due to wrong types of quotation ' " for instance.
Comment 5 oooforum (fr) 2017-01-26 08:19:43 UTC 
Feel free to make any other adjustment or clarification before 4.2.0
is released.