[Kexi] Kexi 2.9.11 released [updated post]

[Swarup]

*Correction*-- see below ...

On 04/15/2016 08:29 AM, Jaroslaw Staniek wrote:
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> On 15 April 2016 at 14:07, Swarup <dinbandhu at sprynet.com 
> <mailto:dinbandhu at sprynet.com>> wrote:
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>     On 04/15/2016 07:45 AM, Jaroslaw Staniek wrote:
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>>     On 15 April 2016 at 13:36, Swarup <dinbandhu at sprynet.com> wrote:
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>>         On 04/13/2016 03:29 PM, Jaroslaw Staniek wrote:
>>>         On 8 April 2016 at 19:54, Jaroslaw Staniek<staniek at kde.org> <mailto:staniek at kde.org>  wrote:
>>>>         On Thursday, 7 April 2016, Swarup<dinbandhu at sprynet.com> <mailto:dinbandhu at sprynet.com>  wrote:
>>>>>         Hello there,
>>>>>         Any improvements made in providing ability for Ubuntu users to upgrade to
>>>>>         later versions? I'm still stuck in--
>>>>>
>>>>>         Kexi Version 2.8.5
>>>>         Hi
>>>>         I am sorry that ubuntu offers no such support for free software.
>>>>         Upgrading the OS can be an option.
>>>>         Or requesting support from ubuntu or someone who can develop a backport.
>>>>         This can be requested on an ubuntu forum.
>>>         Hi,
>>>         A modern way of distributing software may help us soon:
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>>>         http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/04/ubuntu-16-04-lts-snap-packages
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>>         Looks wonderful-- I am really looking forward to the day when
>>         I'll be able to upgrade kexi versions. The version I have
>>         right now is so dysfunctional. Any time the mouse crosses
>>         from the left side of the screen into the left side of the
>>         table, it makes the table jump to the top. This is endlessly
>>         frustrating and a huge waste of time. Say I am working in row
>>         #750, the mouse moves across the left border of the table and
>>         all of a sudden the table jumps to row#1. If there is any fix
>>         for this, please advise.
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>>     ​ All this was long ago fixed.​
>>     ​ My advice is to upgrade the OS or install​ another copy in a
>>     virtual machine or different computer. Regardless of availability
>>     of the Snap packages, staying with outdated software on LTS
>>     platforms will be always a compromise. It's not a problem for
>>     apps that do not evolve much anymore but Kexi is actively
>>     developed and users are hungry for features :)
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>>     We'll be looking for a way when practically every week new
>>     updates appear for Kexi.
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>     There are so many software packages which update regularly every
>     week with the Ubuntu update manager-- it happens automatically. If
>     Kexi could be incorporated into this feature, it would be great.
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> OK. Do you mean official packages from Canonical or do you have 
> unofficial repositories added?
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>     As for upgrading the OS, the Final Version of the new Ubuntu LTS
>     16.04 is coming out on April 21. My current LTS 14.04 is in all
>     other regards functioning wonderfully, and I would have no other
>     reason to upgrade given my own specific usage patterns and needs.
>     Upgrading would only be done for getting an updated Kexi, and for
>     me upgrading Ubuntu on a MacBook Pro is not a small job. So this
>     being the case, let me just ask the following questions:
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> I can't see updates for even new Ubuntu on this web page, 2.9.7 is too 
> old:
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/kexi
> ​

Does this mean that 16.04 is going to install an old version of kexi?

Or are you saying you don't know what version of Kexi it will install?

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> ​ There's contact email kubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com 
> <mailto:kubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com> to the developers where yo 
> ucan ask for help.
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> ​ But have you tried this advice?
> http://www.askmetutorials.com/2016/02/install-calligra-office-suite-2911-on.html
>

Now this is very exciting indeed. I will definitely try this-- right now.

Do I need to first uninstall my existing version of Kexi? And if so, is 
it ok to use the Ubuntu software manager to do the *uninstall *?

Or can I leave the current install in place and install 2.9.11 alongside it?


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>     1. By upgrading to 16.04 LTS, will I get the latest finalized
>     version of Kexi? Or if not, which version of Kexi will be included
>     in Ubuntu 16.04?
>     ​ ​
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>     2. Will the version of Kexi which is included have the following
>     features:
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>     -Ability to add rows to the middle of a table which is already in
>     existence
>     -Ability to add columns to the middle of a table which is already
>     in existence
>     -Ability to change the name of a column in an existing table.
>     (Currently this requires going into the data view, with the
>     warning that making any changes will wipe out all the data in the
>     table)
>     -Ability to move existing rows/columns in a table which is already
>     in existence
>

Have these features not yet been developed then?

Thanks,
Swarup
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