Monday, May 26, 2025

How to install LibreOffice on macOS

Download new version at https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download-libreoffice/

Click the info link ( https://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/25.2.3/mac/aarch64/LibreOffice_25.2.3_MacOS_aarch64.dmg.mirrorlist ) for check sum and signature file

File information

    Filename: LibreOffice_25.2.3_MacOS_aarch64.dmg

    Path: /libreoffice/stable/25.2.3/mac/aarch64/LibreOffice_25.2.3_MacOS_aarch64.dmg

    Size: 279M (292500275 bytes)

    Last modified: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 20:14:40 GMT (Unix time: 1745871280)

    SHA-256 Hash: 309de4092e5e85882a77132a55e891a6eb5f7e1fd28dba2da04bc14bd878003a

    SHA-1 Hash: ee83a63d6e38a17d77a92eb6633a707a06d57aef

    MD5 Hash: 68dc297abed5c1c995464913658d4fa9

    BitTorrent Information Hash: 96fc5aecd8c7d435642f9061e88c68661d81f2de

    PGP signature available


check the file size:

ls -latr LibreOffice_25.2.3_MacOS_aarch64.dmg 

-rw-r--r--@ 1 user1  staff  292500275 May 26 10:38 LibreOffice_25.2.3_MacOS_aarch64.dmg


check the hashsum:

sha256 LibreOffice_25.2.3_MacOS_aarch64.dmg 

SHA256 (LibreOffice_25.2.3_MacOS_aarch64.dmg) = 309de4092e5e85882a77132a55e891a6eb5f7e1fd28dba2da04bc14bd878003a


Download the PGP signature ASC file and check.

$ gpg --verify LibreOffice_25.2.3_MacOS_aarch64.dmg.asc 

gpg: assuming signed data in 'LibreOffice_25.2.3_MacOS_aarch64.dmg'

gpg: Signature made Mon Apr 28 08:55:03 2025 PDT

gpg:                using RSA key C2839ECAD9408FBE9531C3E9F434A1EFAFEEAEA3

gpg: Can't check signature: No public key


$ gpg --keyserver-options auto-key-retrieve --verify LibreOffice_25.2.3_MacOS_aarch64.dmg.asc 

gpg: assuming signed data in 'LibreOffice_25.2.3_MacOS_aarch64.dmg'

gpg: Signature made Mon Apr 28 08:55:03 2025 PDT

gpg:                using RSA key C2839ECAD9408FBE9531C3E9F434A1EFAFEEAEA3

gpg: /Users/v123/.gnupg/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created

gpg: key F434A1EFAFEEAEA3: public key "LibreOffice Build Team (CODE SIGNING KEY) <build@documentfoundation.org>" imported

gpg: Total number processed: 1

gpg:               imported: 1

gpg: Good signature from "LibreOffice Build Team (CODE SIGNING KEY) <build@documentfoundation.org>" [unknown]

gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!

gpg:          There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.

Primary key fingerprint: C283 9ECA D940 8FBE 9531  C3E9 F434 A1EF AFEE AEA3


Sunday, May 18, 2025

How to setup keyboard to type other languages on Mac

Extract from https://support.apple.com/en-vn/guide/mac-help/mchlp1406/mac for reference:
  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Keyboard  in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
  2. Go to Text Input, then click Edit. 
  3. Click the plus sign (located at the end on left corner), then search for a language (such as Chinese, Simplified). Select one or more input sources for each language you want to use. 
  4. Click Add.
  5. To begin writing in another language, select the language you want to use in the Input menu in the menu bar.

How to Install Keka on macOS

Download latest version from https://www.keka.io/en/ Copy the MD5 hash value from Keka website to compare later (MD5: 8729f9d08d10293fa1ee65...