missing help in open office suite

if you add these repos:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu maverick main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu maverick main

(If you aren't using maverick, substitute maverick for your release)

with:

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

and add the 2 lines

Then run:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install openoffice.org-help-en-us

Should be ok

I don't understand part of your answer. What is maverick? What are repos?
When I click on the links I have no idea what I'm looking at. And are you
saying that I should open a terminal and type gksudo gedit
/etc/apt/sources.list? What two lines should I be adding?

Sorry, I'm not understanding what you mean.

Thanks

On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 1:19 AM, actionparsnip <
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> Your question #140223 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/140223
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> if you add these repos:
>
> deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu maverick main
> deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu maverick main
>
> (If you aren't using maverick, substitute maverick for your release)
>
> with:
>
> gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
>
> and add the 2 lines
>
> Then run:
>
> sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install openoffice.org-help-en-us
>
> Should be ok
>
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Ok thanks for clarifying. I haven't upgraded to 10.10 yet. 10.04 is my first
experience with Ubuntu. Maybe I should upgrade and see what happens.

Thanks

On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 12:37 PM, actionparsnip <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #140223 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/140223
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Maverick is the codename of Ubuntu 10.10 and is the latest released
> version of Ubuntu. You can verify you are using Maverick by running:
>
> lsb_release -c
>
> If it outputs something else(like karmic, lucid or hardy for example),
> then change the lines to reflect this.
>
> Repos (short for repositories) are the servers you install applications
> as well as your updates from. You can add extra repos which will give
> you access to a greater number of applications, one on that server are
> the help files you seek
>
> You may also find it if you enable the proposed repository in the
> software centre as I just found out:
>
>
> andy@D420:~$ apt-cache policy openoffice.org-help-en-us
> openoffice.org-help-en-us:
> Installed: 1:3.2.1-6ubuntu1~10.04.1
> Candidate: 1:3.2.1-6ubuntu1~10.04.1
> Version table:
> *** 1:3.2.1-6ubuntu1~10.04.1 0
> 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/main
> Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 1:3.2.0-7ubuntu1 0
> 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
>
> So it should be available to you without adding the extra server in the
> manner I named.
>
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>
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Thanks. My problem has been fixed.