HOW TO: update to the latest OpenOffice using launchpad repositories

[fooman]

i see the question posted a lot in the forums and have not noticed a tutorial for it yet...so here is my first attempt at one:

we first need to add the repositories to the sources.list file. so open a terminal and type or copy/paste the following:

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

when it opens, add (copy/paste) the following lines to the bottom of the file:

for hardy:

##repo for open office3
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main

for intrepid:

##repo for open office3
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main

for jaunty:

##repo for open office3
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

save and then close the file.

add the PGP key with this command:

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 247D1CFF

now to upgrade openoffice to the latest version... just need to update the repos and upgrade the packages. run (type or copy/paste) this command in a terminal:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

thats it...open office 3.1.* should be installed and in the menu: applications > office

or just start it up from the terminal:

openoffice

**if you seem to be missing some items and would like the entire suite installed....open a terminal and type or copy/paste:

 sudo apt-get install openoffice.org

hope that helps someone.

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EDIT: updated 5-13-09 to latest version.

[RedRat]

Just a question. Is Open Office 3 designed for Intrepid (8.10) or can it be installed also under Hardy (8.04). The reason I ask is that I have several programs from Debian (Pan 133 and Google Gadgets) that don't want to install under my current Hardy installation due to library dependencies (These library dependencies are referenced to libraries that I have installed, at least nominally they share the same names).

[crjackson]

Originally Posted by RedRat Just a question. Is Open Office 3 designed for Intrepid (8.10) or can it be installed also under Hardy (8.04). The reason I ask is that I have several programs from Debian (Pan 133 and Google Gadgets) that don't want to install under my current Hardy installation due to library dependencies (These library dependencies are referenced to libraries that I have installed, at least nominally they share the same names).

I tried adding the repo listed on my hardy install. It showed updates available but wouldn't install them. It wanted to do a partial upgrade, and I confirmed the upgrade, but it still wouldn't complete the install.

It worked fine in Intrepid however.

[RequinB4]

Originally Posted by RedRat Just a question. Is Open Office 3 designed for Intrepid (8.10) or can it be installed also under Hardy (8.04). The reason I ask is that I have several programs from Debian (Pan 133 and Google Gadgets) that don't want to install under my current Hardy installation due to library dependencies (These library dependencies are referenced to libraries that I have installed, at least nominally they share the same names).

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=982652

[rjuhser]

I followed all the steps above in fooman's description, but I don't get OpenOffice 3 installed. The response of the upgrade is ...

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

... but when I start OpenOffice, I still got version 2.4.

Any ideas what might be wrong?

[omns]

Originally Posted by rjuhser Any ideas what might be wrong?

The packages seem to have disappeared from launchpad? The repo is now empty

[frankleeee]

Originally Posted by GrantG The packages seem to have disappeared from launchpad? The repo is now empty

In another thread the scoop is that due to bug issues the package was pulled to be worked on and will be back when fixed.

[shaohu.xie]

I'am using ubuntu 8.10 64bit.
The system language is Simplified Chinese.I can't upgrade OpenOffice to 3.0.

The OpenOffice.org has not support Simplified Chinese version for Linux 64 deb now.

[jetsaredim]

I think there are just no amd64 builds at all, which is disappointing... Anyone else looking for the amd64 builds and able to find them?

[Skripka]

Originally Posted by jetsaredim I think there are just no amd64 builds at all, which is disappointing... Anyone else looking for the amd64 builds and able to find them?

They are there on the OOorg website. I downloaded them and (re)installed them on my system yesterday.