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Re: [LUG] Libreoffice BASE training/commission
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- From: Mark Thurston <mark@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 19:29:07 +0100
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> > One way to achieve this would be to set up LibreOffice Base as a frontend to a
> > RDBMS backend.
>
> How would one do that?
>
> I have tried Base in LibreOffice but do not feel at all comfortable & I
> get asked how to do it by some (a very few) of my elderly pupils.
> Any guides? Hints? Tutorials?
To set up Postgres on Linux:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-postgresql-on-ubuntu-20-04-quickstart
You can then configure LibreOffice Base to connect to the Postgres server that
you've just set up. Hints (not full tutorial) here:
https://superuser.com/questions/391242/how-do-i-connect-to-a-postgresql-server-using-libreoffice-base
This article might also be useful for finding your way around LibreOffice Base:
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/diy-create-easy-to-use-databases-with-libreoffice-base/
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