<html> <head> <base href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/"> </head> <body> <div> <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEW " title="NEW - During Install Ask if Install "in Parallel" or "Upgrade"" href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38171#c33">Comment # 33</a> on <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEW " title="NEW - During Install Ask if Install "in Parallel" or "Upgrade"" href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38171">bug 38171</a> from <a class="email" href="mailto:christianw_lehmann@arcor.de" title="Christian Lehmann <christianw_lehmann@arcor.de>"> Christian Lehmann</a> <pre>On Ubuntu 16.04, I had LO 6.1.3.2 installed and now installed LO 6.1.4.2 (../deb.tar.gz). Without any feedback, the installer installed the new version in parallel, though in a completely different directory: LO 6.1.3 was/is in /usr/lib; LO 6.1.4 is in /opt. Both the installer's decision to do a parallel installation and the choice of the different main directories are anything but self-explanatory for the user. There are situations where the user wants two parallel versions of LO, and there are other situations where he doesn't. The LO installer should check if an older version is already installed, warn the user accordingly and leave the decision concerning parallel installation or update/upgrade to him. At this point, there should be an associated help item telling the user about the advantages and disadvantages of either solution. One problem that I experienced is the following: The Unity launcher gets completely confused if two versions of the same software are being used. If the user decides to update/upgrade, it would be a service to him if the installer could first uninstall the previous version, preserving, however, the user's personal settings (s. <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_UNCONFIRMED " title="UNCONFIRMED - New installation: User-defined templates of previous version are not preserved" href="show_bug.cgi?id=122205">bug 122205</a>).</pre> </div> <hr> You are receiving this mail because: <ul> <li>You are the assignee for the bug.</li> </ul> </body> </html>