OpenOffice2.00

[zer0halo]

PS. Be sure to install Java first, using the instructions in the
Ubuntu wiki mentioned earlier.

On 7/29/05, zer0halo <zerohalo at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/28/05, Brian Walker <bfwalker at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 7/29/05, Rajiv Vyas <rajiv1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > How do I upgrade to OO2?
> > >
> > > rajiv
> >
> >  IIRC, using synaptic and searching for openoffice, you find the OO2 version
> > available as packages.
> >
> 
> The OO2 version available in the Ubuntu universe (via synaptic) is an
> older beta that has a fair few bugs in it. I'd suggest you install the
> latest beta version instead. You can download the RPMs from
> OpenOffice.Org, and then convert them to DEBs with alien, and then
> install. There's a script that does it all for you, and installs the
> application menu entries, which you can find here:
> 
> Read this post here for the instructions:
> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=246357&postcount=171
> 
> However, the script has been since modified because OO changed their
> naming convention. So get the updated script here:
> 
> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=267226&postcount=233
> 
> You'll need the menu icons, which you can get from here:
> 
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=238119&postcount=147
> 
> That should save you from having to read the 200+ posts in that forum :-)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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