How can I install two versions of the same program simultaneously?

[NoOp]

On 04/01/2008 12:13 PM, NoOp wrote:
> On 04/01/2008 02:47 AM, Michele wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I would like to install OOo2.4 with the DEV300m5 in parallel on my ubuntu
>> box, but I don't know how. They are both called openoffice, so when i try to
>> install dpkg *substitutes* one version with the other.
>> 
>> I have found this command for RPMs in an old setup guide:
>> 
>> rpm -ivh --install --dbpath /home/user1/office/.rpm --nodeps --prefix
>> /home/user1/office/ openoffice*.rpm
>> 
>> where /home/user1/office/.rpm is the directory where the second installation
>> should be.
>> 
>> Is there an equivalent command for dpkg? is there an alternative method
>> altogether?
>> 
>> TIA,
>> 
>> Michele
>> 
>> 
> 
> Setup Guide - section:
> Installing multiple instances of OpenOffice.org with the same
> version number
> 
> http://documentation.openoffice.org/setup_guide2/
>  http://documentation.openoffice.org/setup_guide2/2.x/en/SETUP_GUIDE.pdf
> 
> 

And I just realized that I sent you to the doc with the rpm instructions
that you quoted - my apologies.