How do I install a program that I downloaded

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On 11/05/2008 05:54 AM, markfpyles wrote:
> Hi everyone:
> 
> I have downloaded a new version of open office to my desktop and I tried to
> open synaptic to see if I could install it and it doesn't recognize it on my
> desktop and won't install it. Is there a way that I can install the download
> or is there a way in which I can get synaptic to look on my desktop and
> actually see the file and install it? Thanks.
> 
> I am running Ubuntu 8.04 on a Dell Inspiron laptop.
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
> 


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[Adding, Removing and Updating Applications]
https://help.ubuntu.com/
  Adding and Removing Software
   https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/add-applications/C/index.html
https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/add-applications/C/install-file.html
[Installing/uninstalling .deb files]
https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/add-applications/C/install-file.html#install-deb

Previous versions of OpenOffice.org (OOo) required that you took special
steps to install in parallel
(http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Run_OOo_versions_parallel).
OOo version 3.0 does not require this, you only need to install the .deb
files - _do not_ uninstall your existing (U)OOo. Here are detailed
instructions on how to install the standard OOo 3.0:

http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-openoffice-3.0.0-on-ubuntu-8.04