[SOLVED] Upgrading OpenOffice to 3.0

[beastrace91]

Ok so I see several different .deb files on openoffice.org which one should I install to upgrade? Or a better question is open office 3 in the repositories?

~Jeff

[davec64]

I've loaded it from this repository:

http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu Intrepid main

Sorry but I can't find the Howto it's here somewhere on the forum though!

If I remember correctly it was just a simple "get rid of 2.4" and select version 3 from synaptic.

Of course the benefit of using the repository is you get the updates (as long as the repository is kept up to date!)

[beastrace91]

So I should just add that to my repositories and then I should be able to see Open Office 3 in my add/remove programs?

~Jeff

[Partyboi2]

After you have add the repo all you need to do is

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

[beastrace91]

So adding the following to my sources.list throws an error "unknown url"


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

Did I add this wrong?...

~Jeff

[Partyboi2]

Open a Terminal and try this

echo deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu intrepid main | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

[abn91c]

follow this guide to install openoffice 3.0: http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-0-in-Ubuntu-8-10-96449.shtml

[beastrace91]

Thank you that guide worked like a charm! It is updating now.

~Jeff

[jrusso2]

Is there any guides to installing Open Office 3 on Hardy? Or is this not possible?

[ubuntu27]

Is there any guides to installing Open Office 3 on Hardy? Or is this not possible?

https://launchpad.net/~openoffice-pkgs/+archive

Yes there is. Just add the following PPA to your Software Sources [System Menu/Administration/Software Sources]


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


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

Reload or Update your repository.

Now upgrade ;)


Good Luck!

[jrusso2]

Thanks

[jrusso2]

I took your advice and installed Open Office 3 but where is the thunderbird calendar I can't find it anywhere. Except for the thunderbird I have installed already.

[ubuntu27]

I took your advice and installed Open Office 3 but where is the thunderbird calendar I can't find it anywhere. Except for the thunderbird I have installed already.

Thunderbird doesn't come with Calendar. But there is an Calendar Add-on for Thunderbird mail client. Just install the "lightning-extension (apt://lightning-extension)" package from the repositories.


sudo apt-get install lightning-extension

[davidself1001]

follow this guide to install openoffice 3.0: http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-0-in-Ubuntu-8-10-96449.shtml
I followed this method and all appeared to go as described. However, I still don't have the office tools in the Applications->Office group. How do I get them in there? Where is the oo 3 stuff installed?

[abn91c]

I followed this method and all appeared to go as described. However, I still don't have the office tools in the Applications->Office group. How do I get them in there? Where is the oo 3 stuff installed?
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