Install OpenOffice 3.1 to Ubuntu 8.04
Recently I was asked if it was possible to upgrade Openoffice 2.X to
OpenOffice 3.X in Ubuntu 8.04. This is normally NOT supported because
each version of Ubuntu has a particular version of OpenOffice installed
and unless you upgrade your Ubuntu version, you're not going to get the
latest version of OpenOffice. However, there is a way to cleanly remove
OpenOffice 2.X from Ubuntu 8.04 and then install OpenOffice 3.1 so
you'll have the latest version.
While the basic process is simply to remove your current OpenOffice
version and install the latest version, there are some specific steps
to be followed. Take your time and back up your important data files
before proceeding. As always, read the disclaimer warning at the bottom
of this page because I won't be responsible for technical support under
any circumstances.
1. Open "Add/Remove" and set "Show" to "All available applications".
2. Type "restricted" into "Search" and then install "ubuntu-restricted-extras".
3. Close "Add/Remove" when finished.
4. Download to your Desktop the latest OpenOffice package from www.openoffice.org.
5. Open Synaptic Package Manager.
6. "Search" for "openoffice".
7. "Mark for Complete Removal" all found OpenOffice packages and "Apply".
8. Close Synaptic Package Manager when finished.
9. Open a terminal and do...
sudo apt-get remove openoffice*.* [Enter and type password if prompted]
10. If you haven't already done so, add "Open terminal here" to your
right-click menu. You may find this helpful for other tasks...
sudo apt-get install nautilus-open-terminal [Enter and type password if prompted]
killall nautilus
11. Log out and then log back into your user account.
12. Right-click the downloaded OpenOffice package on Desktop and then "Extract here".
13. Open the resulting extracted folder and browse into the "DEBS" folder.
14. Right-click an empty area and select "Open terminal here".
15. Type or copy, paste, and enter each of these commands into the terminal one at a time...
sudo dpkg -i *.deb [Enter and type password if prompted]
cd desktop-integration
sudo dpkg -i *.deb [Enter and type password if prompted]
16. Reboot your computer for good measure.
Now you should find your new OpenOffice under menu "Applications -> Office".
Enjoy!
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