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[Ratslinger]

@Henrik-R

@Henrik-R

I have now uninstalled the versions that can be found on the ‘Installed’ list in ‘Software, ver. 3.36.1’.

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Not certain what you are referring to here - Software Boutique or Synaptic or something else.
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I remove my old versions from the terminal with:

sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice7*

Since you did some manual install, it may not completely remove everything or possibly anything. You may need to manually remove what is left.
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Since you have a backup (Bravo - amazing how many do not), you at least have a safety net in case something goes astray.
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Edit:
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Just thought in case you did not know, LibreOffice is installed (Ubuntu 20) in the file system under opt

[Henrik-R]

@Ratslinger

Not certain what you are referring to here - Software Boutique or Synaptic or something else.

Every app on Ubuntu has a name, when you press the ‘Windows-key’ and start typing. I am talking about the one simply called 'Software". I guess it’s also called a repository?

@Ratslinger

I remove my old versions from the terminal with:

sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice7*

OK. But after that command there is still about 72 MB in the /opt/libreoffice7.2 folder. Why?
I repeated the command, and strangely this deleted about 270MB more…
Then I did

sudo apt autoremove

Which removed about 171MB.
But there is still 72 MB in /opt/libreoffice7.2. Why?

@Ratslinger

Just thought in case you did not know, LibreOffice is installed (Ubuntu 20) in the file system under opt

No, I didn’t have the slightest idea about… So thank you!

[Ratslinger]

@Henrik-R

@Henrik-R

when you press the ‘Windows-key’ and start typing

For me that does not find any software but has specific functions such as Win-key + L locks the screen.
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The left overs are modified items not completely provided for by LO. For example you may have installed other fonts of modified python (I have both). If those are deleted (and they can be), if you decide to load that version back out, your customization will be absent. You may be able to get an idea by the folder name.
Brief sample of my directory:

There is nothing left of the LO program itself.
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The next question is where do you now stand with regard to dialog moving?

[Henrik-R]

@Ratslinger

For me that does not find any software but has specific functions such as Win-key + L locks the screen.

Don’t hold down the ‘Windows-key’. Just tap it, then tap ‘soft’, and you will see a list of apps - ‘Software’ being one of them - at least on my Ubuntu 20.04.

@Ratslinger

The next question is where do you now stand with regard to dialog moving?

I decided to install LibreOffice from the Software app (repository). It’s version 7.4.2.3. But it still doesn’t allow moving dialogue windows…!

[Ratslinger]

@Henrik-R

Just tap it, then tap ‘soft’, and you will see a list of apps

Sorry - that is simply the OS menu. And typing soft only gives me a partial list of what is actually installed which includes nothing called Software. I do, as stated before, have Software Boutique.
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Did you also try renaming the user profile so a new one is generated? Personally I try to stay away from all versions except TDF - experienced more issues that sometimes go unexplained.

[Henrik-R]

@Ratslinger

Sorry - that is simply the OS menu. And typing soft only gives me a partial list of what is actually installed which includes nothing called Software. I do, as stated before, have Software Boutique.

Strange… I run Ubuntu 20.04, and I don’t have anything called ‘Software Boutique’.

@Ratslinger

Did you also try renaming the user profile so a new one is generated? Personally I try to stay away from all versions except TDF - experienced more issues that sometimes go unexplained.

If the uninstall using:

sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice7*

doesn’t delete all my user profiles - then what does…?

[Ratslinger]

@Henrik-R

If the uninstall using:

sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice7*

doesn’t delete all my user profiles - then what does…?

Manual deletion. Again, see the link to the User Profile posted in my second comment. This holds most user settings and is not meant to be deleted under normal circumstances. Many people think that when they delete LO that their settings are deleted also. Not so.

[Henrik-R]

@Ratslinger

Manual deletion.

OK… I managed to do that. Although I am not 100% sure that the newest user profile is situated in a ‘user’ folder below a folder containing ‘libreoffice’ in the name…
But the freshly installed LibreOffice 7.4.2.3 (from ‘Software’ - included with Ubuntu 20.04) is not one bit better in terms of moving dialogue windows… And it is VERY slows. More than 10 seconds to start up.
So I deleted it and installed the version 7.3.7.2 from ‘LibreOffice_7.3.7.2_Linux_x86-64_deb’ downloaded from Download LibreOffice | LibreOffice - Free Office Suite - Based on OpenOffice - Compatible with Microsoft . This is much faster! About 1/3 the time to start up!
But dialogue windows still are not movable. So there must be something wrong with the user interface of my Ubuntu 20.04…

[Ratslinger]

@Henrik-R

Although I am not 100% sure that the newest user profile is situated in a ‘user’ folder below a folder containing ‘libreoffice’ in the name…

Do not understand why not. From User profile wiki:

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My disk where I have renamed multiple times:

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Only item I have not seen from you is desktop used. I have noted mine as Mate.
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With all of LO closed, if you rename the libreoffice folder then start LO, a new profile will be generated.

[Henrik-R]

@Ratslinger

Only item I have not seen from you is desktop used. I have noted mine as Mate.

‘Desktop’? Do you mean any of this information:

@Ratslinger

With all of LO closed, if you rename the libreoffice folder then start LO, a new profile will be generated.

I think I managed to delete the user profile and let version 7.3.7.2 from the LO-website create a new one.

[Ratslinger]

Gnome
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Have nothing to test your install with. As I have nothing further that may help, possibly try Ubuntu to see if there are any known issues.

[Ratslinger]

@Henrik-R
Have found something else for you to try. See → How do I move child windows without moving or minimizing parent in GNOME 3? - Ask Ubuntu

[Henrik-R]

@Ratslinger

Have found something else for you to try. See → How do I move child windows without moving or minimizing parent in GNOME 3? - Ask Ubuntu

Thank you very much. I will take a look at that. It sounds exactly like my problem.
Edit:
Is Gnome a bad choice? I don’t know the options. I just try to make my PC an effective tool… not an experiment.

[Ratslinger]

@Henrik-R

Is Gnome a bad choice?

No. It is usually either a specific need or personal preference. Preference is what led me to Mate. Have tried others.
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Hope the link gives you the answer. Please let the community know if this, or something else you may find, resolves the problem.

[Henrik-R]

@Ratslinger

@Henrik-R
Have found something else for you to try. See → How do I move child windows without moving or minimizing parent in GNOME 3? - Ask Ubuntu

Yes! That solved the problem!
That problem has annoyed me for a very long time, and just as the person posting that question, I don’t understand why this behaviour is default… It does not make ANY sense to me… So I understand very much if others have discarded GNOME. I begin to wonder if I should look for another desktop for my Ubuntu OS…?

[Ratslinger]

@Henrik-R

should look for another desktop for my Ubuntu OS…

In my view, you simply waited too long in asking for help. Yes it took a couple of days to get resolved, but how long have you dealt with this?
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If you switch to another desktop or a different distro you will likely find something else annoying. Switch if there is something else that better fits your needs and not because, as I see it, a minor annoyance put off for too long.

[Henrik-R]

@Ratslinger

Switch if there is something else that better fits your needs and not because, as I see it, a minor annoyance put off for too long.

Yes. You are right.
I switched from MS-Windows some years ago, and I am quite happy about that. But there you don’t have a number of ‘desktops’ to choose from, so I have no idea about in what way one desktop might fit my needs better than another.

[Ratslinger]

Most distros have an image you can download & put on a flash drive. Can be run from there (some limitations). It can give you an idea.
Also, I have a spare 240GB ssd (120 will also do - both inexpensive now) where I can install a distro to try or even restore a backup image for some test.
Lots you can do with little investment.

[Henrik-R]

You seem to have tried several distros and desktops, maybe even as a hobby? But I am not an OS nerd. I just want to find an effective tool as fast as possible. So my approach would be to try to find articles on the net, that compare distros or desktops. I did something like that to choose Ubuntu. But I don’t think I considered choosing a desktop.
I just read most of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_X_Window_System_desktop_environments . I don’t think I need to know more about desktops and distros now.

[Ratslinger]

@Henrik-R

just want to find an effective tool as fast as possible.

After 7+ years with LO & Linux I am still searching.

@Henrik-R

You seem to have tried several distros and desktops, maybe even as a hobby?

If you consider helping others here as such then yes. Often testing on a different distro is necessary. This is also the only reason I have Windows10.