Openoffice 3.0.1

Hi A S Narang,

Try this solution:
http://www.rebelzero.com/ubuntu/ppa-for-openofficeorg-301-for-hardyintrepid/94

Hopefully that will help you.

-Luky-

Hey Narang,

Open terminal from Applications -> Accessories and follow the follwoing procedures.

First, remove your existing version of OpenOffice.org:

sudo apt-get remove openoffice*.*

Next, download a copy of OpenOffice.org 3.0 (OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz worked for us) and extract the download:

tar -zxvf OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz

That will create a directory called something like OOO300_m9_native_packed-1_en-US.9358.

Switch into the DEBS directory in that directory:

cd OOO300_m9_native_packed-1_en-US.9358/DEBS/

Now all you need to do is install all of those .deb packages:

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

That will do the trick. Once you’ve given your password your system should install all of the required files.

With that done you should have just one thing left to do: Install the desktop integration package. That should be in the DEBS folder:

cd desktop-integration

From that folder install the package:

sudo dpkg -i openoffice.org3.0-debian-menus_3.0-9354_all.deb

If everything works out you should be able to open OpenOffice.org 3.0 from the Applications menu on your desktop.

Disclaimer: It is always a good idea to backup your important stuff before removing applications and installing new ones.

One other problem with removing my previous version of OpenOffice.org was that my aspell spellchecker got messed up. Coincidence? Maybe, but if you have the same problem you may need to re-install aspell-en to get your spellchecker for apps such as GEdit working again.

Cheers.

I have a similar problem. I followed instructions from another site to upgrade from 2.4. When finished I have no open office at all. I'm now trying to install 3.0. Having downloaded it from the website I am now stuck, I don;t understand your instructions.

Switch into the DEBS directory in that directory: (What is the DEBS directory? I've opened the downloaded files and none of them is labeled DEBS)

cd OOO300_m9_native_packed-1_en-US.9358/DEBS/

Now all you need to do is install all of those .deb packages:

sudo dpkg -i *.deb (would this be typed into the terminal?)

That will do the trick. Once you’ve given your password your system should install all of the required files.

With that done you should have just one thing left to do: Install the desktop integration package. That should be in the DEBS folder:

cd desktop-integration

From that folder install the package:

sudo dpkg -i openoffice.org3.0-debian-menus_3.0-9354_all.deb (terminal again?)

If everything works out you should be able to open OpenOffice.org 3.0 from the Applications menu on your desktop.

Disclaimer: It is always a good idea to backup your important stuff before removing applications and installing new ones.

One other problem with removing my previous version of OpenOffice.org was that my aspell spellchecker got messed up. Coincidence? Maybe, but if you have the same problem you may need to re-install aspell-en to get your spellchecker for apps such as GEdit working again.

Cheers.

Thanks

I have just upgrade my OpenOffice to the latest version with this trick:

First, open your terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal) then type theses commands:
$ gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 60D11217247D1CFF
$ gpg --export 60D11217247D1CFF | sudo apt-key add --

Then add these lines to your sources.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu hardy main

Change the Hardy with your ubuntu release version. Then run this command from terminal:
$ sudo apt-get update

Now, you can upgrade your OpenOffice to the latest version. Hopefully that will help you.

-Luky-

Hi

After you have uninstalled your OO application, you can use the following site: http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-openoffice-3.0.0-on-ubuntu-8.04

Use the DEB fiile to download.

Hope it helps.
Peter

Thanks S.Vikash Koushik, that solved my question.