OpenOffice 3.0.0

[O. Sinclair]

Art Alexion wrote:
> No problems with the ppa install, but the pdfimport.oxt does not  
> install.
> 
> Installs and works well under windows. I can't wait until they fix the  
> Linux version.
> 
> --
> 
> Art Alexion
> Sent unsigned from an iPod. That's the reason for the top posting as  
> well.
> 
> On Oct 29, 2008, at 2:53 AM, "O. Sinclair" <o.sinclair at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Howard Coles Jr. wrote:
>>> On Monday 27 October 2008 12:35:58 pm Nigel Ridley wrote:
>>>> Howard Coles Jr. wrote:
>>>>> On Monday 27 October 2008 01:30:07 am Nigel Ridley wrote:
>>>>>> OK, so I downloaded the 'OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en- 
>>>>>> US_deb.tar.gz';
>>>>>> unpacked it and navigated to the 'DEBS' directory. Now what!?  
>>>>>> There are
>>>>>> 47 .deb files. How does one go about installing OpenOffice 3.0.0?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Blessings,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nigel
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>> Howdy, Nigel.
>>>>> Before you go to installing All 47 packages, remove the .deb  
>>>>> files for
>>>>> language support that you do not need.
>>>>>
>>>>> Either delete them (if you still have the compressed download  
>>>>> file) or
>>>>> move them.
>>>>>
>>>>> That way you don't install a lot of space wasting files you don't  
>>>>> need.
>>>> Actually the only extra language was/is a French dictionary. I  
>>>> downloaded
>>>> the: OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz
>>>>
>>>> Using 'sudo dpkg -i *.deb' (on the DEBS dir) it installed into / 
>>>> opt --
>>>> which means I keep OOoo 2.4 as well.
>>>
>>> Sounds good.  The last time I downloaded a tar package for OOo it  
>>> had all the
>>> languages in it.  I must have downloaded the wrong file.
>>>
>>>
>> I downloaded and installed but unless I run it with kdesu or sudo it  
>> can
>> not open any files, it just starts the recovery manager over and over
>> again. I changed all files from root to my username with chown and  
>> chgrp
>> but no difference. Anyone have a hint of why or seen similar  
>> behaviour?
>>

Yes maybe so but I am on Hardy, not Intrepid