Synaptic repositories / PPA problem? (3)

[NoOp]

On 10/28/2009 11:19 PM, David Curtis wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:33:59 -0700
> R K Belew <rik at cogsci.ucsd.edu> wrote:
> 
>> hi,
>  
> Hello,
> 
> 
>> (this is on Intrepid/8.10 Ubuntu)
> 
> The ppa maintainer seems to not be supported Intrepid any more, I cannot
> find Intrepid packages in this ppa.
> 
>> i'm trying to install the 3.1 OpenOffice, and started by going thru
>> the steps suggested at
>> http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-1-on-Ubuntu-9-04-111105.shtml
>> 
>> but it didn't work and so i've been tracking thru various command
>> line, apt-based steps.  i am stumped by two things:
>> 
>> #1 while i think i've successfull received the PPA key, gpg won't let
>> me export it:
>> 
>> > rik at monk:~$ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys
>> > 247D1CFF Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options
>> > --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg
>> > --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg
>> > --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 247D1CFF gpg: requesting key
>> > 247D1CFF from hkp server pgp.mit.edu gpg: key 247D1CFF: "Launchpad
>> > PPA for OpenOffice.org Scribblers" 3 new signatures gpg: no
>> > ultimately trusted keys found gpg: Total number processed: 1
>> > gpg:         new signatures: 3 rik at monk:~$ gpg --export --armor
>> > 247d1cff gpg: WARNING: nothing exported
> 
> Not sure why you are using pgp.mit.edu as the keyserver, I would have
> used:
> 
> sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 247D1CFF
>  
> 
>> still, Synaptic sees this entry in list of authentications.
>> 
>> #2 (but perhaps because of this?), while Synaptic lets me add the
>> repository line:
>> 
>> > deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu intrepid
>> > main
>  
> Again, I see no Interpid entry in this ppa.
...

Ubuntu need to buy Chris Cheney a new computer :-)
https://launchpad.net/~openoffice-pkgs/+archive/ppa
<quote>
I am currently very limited on time so don't have time to support more
than the current Ubuntu release. I will be getting a new computer soon
and if it speeds up the build sufficiently I might be able to build for
more releases again at that time.
</quote>

R K can either upgrade to Jaunty, try the jaunty build:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
or install the official standard OOo:
http://download.openoffice.org/index.html
  http://download.openoffice.org/other.html#en-US