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    how can I upgrade to openoffice 3.0?

    Hi,

    I am using Ubuntu 8.04.1.
    And openoffice 3.0 is release.
    What is the easiest way for me to upgrade to it?

    The http://www.openoffice.org/ has a DEB download, but what should I do so that my old copy is safely removed and new copy is installed with all dependencies?

    Thank you.

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    Re: how can I upgrade to openoffice 3.0?

    I am looking for the same answer. I really don't understand the tar.gz stuff in linux. I hate to do the comand cd, why can't it just install?

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    Re: how can I upgrade to openoffice 3.0?

    Quote Originally Posted by yinglcs2 View Post
    Hi,

    I am using Ubuntu 8.04.1.
    And openoffice 3.0 is release.
    What is the easiest way for me to upgrade to it?

    The http://www.openoffice.org/ has a DEB download, but what should I do so that my old copy is safely removed and new copy is installed with all dependencies?

    Thank you.
    Open up synaptic package manager and search for the old oo packges and removed them. Then install the new version.
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    Re: how can I upgrade to openoffice 3.0?

    Quote Originally Posted by keltose View Post
    I am looking for the same answer. I really don't understand the tar.gz stuff in linux. I hate to do the comand cd, why can't it just install?
    You would need to extract the tar.gz file so that you had a folder with the deb package(s)
    You can do that by right clicking on it and choosing to extract.
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    Re: how can I upgrade to openoffice 3.0?

    Keltose if you really don't want to use command line then just hang out for a while and wait to see if any good person comes up with a solution for you. You might have to be patient though as solutions don't always come on the first day of release!

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    Re: how can I upgrade to openoffice 3.0?

    Debs are available from another thread.

    edit: These are still RC4; it will take some time before the final release is available. You can monitor status here.
    Last edited by go2dell; October 14th, 2008 at 04:21 AM.

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    Re: how can I upgrade to openoffice 3.0?

    follow the steps of this tutorial with the additional step 6

    [Tutorial] Installing OOo on Ubuntu, Debian and Co.
    http://user.services.openoffice.org/....php?f=16&t=68
    Postby Hagar de l'Est


    3. Extract the tarball in your home directory (or any other directory you want)

    Open a terminal (you should be directly in your home directory) and :

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    tar -vxzf filename
    filename = OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz

    You should see a new folder, say OOo_inst_folder.
    OOo_inst_folder = OOO300_m9_native_packed-1_en-US.9358

    4. Install the created .debs

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    cd OOo_inst_folder/DEBS
    sudo dpkg -i *.deb


    5. Update the Gnome menu
    Go to the desktop integration subfolder.

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    cd desktop-integration

    6. go to synaptic package manager and search for and remove package openoffice org core


    Run again the previous installation command.

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    sudo dpkg -i *.deb
    Last edited by sweet_mackerel; October 14th, 2008 at 05:26 AM.

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    Re: how can I upgrade to openoffice 3.0?

    Thanks, these steps work great! Except the package to remove in step 6 is openoffice.org-base-core.

    Quote Originally Posted by sweet_mackerel View Post

    6. go to synaptic package manager and search for and remove package openoffice org core

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    Re: how can I upgrade to openoffice 3.0?

    sweet_mackerel - Excellent work, Thank you!

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    Upgrade failed

    When I ran the commands
    cd OOo_inst_folder/DEBS
    sudo dpkg -i *.deb
    I got the following error message (actually, this is one of many similar):
    dpkg: error processing ooobasis3.1-base_3.1.0-11_i386.deb (--install):
    package architecture (i386) does not match system (lpia)

    What does this mean? How can I install OO 3.1 on my Dell Vostro A90 (same as Dell Mini 9) running Ubuntu 8.04.02?

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