problem upgrading openoffice.org to version 3.0
Hi Everyone, [GREETINGS:] I have a Dell Inspiron 1420 running Ubuntu 8.04, Hardy Heron. I bought it from Dell, preloaded with Ubuntu, at about the time Dell started selling linux preloaded. I'm knowledgable about computers relative to the general public but probably will be a perpetual "newbie" to this crowd since, for example, I have never learned how to use the comamnd line well. I started using linux seriously when distros like Ubuntu came out that, supposedly, took care of most of the technical details so that a "normal user" could use linux without spending all his free time troubleshooting and reading manuals. Part of what made me "convert" was fantastic folks like LUG members; I love the linux community and am grateful for the help WLUG members have offered at times. [THE PROBLEM:] Unfortunately, I am at my wit's end to upgrade OpenOffice from 2.4.1 to version 3 - which I need to open .docx and .xlsx files that my students at Springfield College constantly send me. I've been wanting to do this for months and haven't had any luck looking in online help files. The openoffice.org help files direct me to options that simply aren't there. For example: "Choose Help- Check For Updates to check manually" - but there is no such option in my help menu ! "To check for updates automatically, Choose Tools- Options - OpenOffice.Org- Online Update" - again, the promised option, "Online Update" , simply isn't there. I tried to uninstall and reinstall OpenOffice.org in "add/remove programs" , but the default package manager (adept?synaptic? it doesn't say which it is, but I think it is synaptic) won't let me uninstall the "base package" as other packages require it. I could try to upgrade the whole distro to Ubuntu 8.10, but am reluctant totake the risk of crashing the computer and feel it shouldn't really be necessary. [HELP?] Can anyone help ? Solutions comprehensible to a "perpetual" newbie will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Andrew Perry
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:47 PM, Andrew Perry <perryand@yahoo.com> wrote:
The openoffice.org help files direct me to options that simply aren't there. For example:
"Choose Help- Check For Updates to check manually" - but there is no such option in my help menu !
"To check for updates automatically, Choose Tools- Options - OpenOffice.Org- Online Update" - again, the promised option, "Online Update" , simply isn't there.
I think those particular directions are for Windows (and maybe Mac) versions of OpenOffice.Org. In Linux you usually use the package manager (Synaptic, I think, for Ubuntu) to get updates.
I tried to uninstall and reinstall OpenOffice.org in "add/remove programs" , but the default package manager (adept?synaptic? it doesn't say which it is, but I think it is synaptic) won't let me uninstall the "base package" as other packages require it.
I think you're right about it being Synaptic. It's possible that OpenOffice.Org 3.0 isn't in the repository(ies) for Ubuntu 8.04 [1]. Once we find the right repository/address for OpenOffice.Org 3.0, you can either add that repository to Synaptic or use the command line tool apt-get. Hopefully, someone else here knows the address for that repository and can save us all some searching. :-) -- Rich [1] I learned just last year that Ubuntu version numbers tell you the year and month of release for that version, so version 8.04 was released in April (04) of 2008. Similarly, version 8.10 was released last October (10th month of 2008).
This should do the trick for Open Office 3 in 8.04 (code named Hardy Haron): deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main Do you know how to add this repository in synaptic? Otherwise you can look here: http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-0-in-Ubuntu-8... *HOWEVER* in this example the deb line is for a different release then what you have so you need to use the line I provided above instead. Good luck and let us know how it goes, ~James On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 11:08 PM, Richard Klein <richspk@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:47 PM, Andrew Perry <perryand@yahoo.com> wrote:
The openoffice.org help files direct me to options that simply aren't there. For example:
"Choose Help- Check For Updates to check manually" - but there is no such option in my help menu !
"To check for updates automatically, Choose Tools- Options - OpenOffice.Org- Online Update" - again, the promised option, "Online Update" , simply isn't there.
I think those particular directions are for Windows (and maybe Mac) versions of OpenOffice.Org. In Linux you usually use the package manager (Synaptic, I think, for Ubuntu) to get updates.
I tried to uninstall and reinstall OpenOffice.org in "add/remove programs" , but the default package manager (adept?synaptic? it doesn't say which it is, but I think it is synaptic) won't let me uninstall the "base package" as other packages require it.
I think you're right about it being Synaptic. It's possible that OpenOffice.Org 3.0 isn't in the repository(ies) for Ubuntu 8.04 [1]. Once we find the right repository/address for OpenOffice.Org 3.0, you can either add that repository to Synaptic or use the command line tool apt-get. Hopefully, someone else here knows the address for that repository and can save us all some searching. :-)
-- Rich [1] I learned just last year that Ubuntu version numbers tell you the year and month of release for that version, so version 8.04 was released in April (04) of 2008. Similarly, version 8.10 was released last October (10th month of 2008). _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 James Gray wrote:
This should do the trick for Open Office 3 in 8.04 (code named Hardy Haron):
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
Do you know how to add this repository in synaptic? Otherwise you can look here:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-0-in-Ubuntu-8...
*HOWEVER* in this example the deb line is for a different release then what you have so you need to use the line I provided above instead.
Good luck and let us know how it goes,
~James
HI Andrew, I'm not sure if it was clear, but the line that James suggested in his response needs to be added to the /etc/apt/sources.list file, if I'm not mistaken. You are telling the Ubuntu packaging system (apt) where to find the OpenOffice software package. There's probably a way to add this repository via the GUI as well. After you edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file, you need to update your package lists, and then if all works correctly, you should be able to install Open Office 3.mumble. Let us know how it goes, and then we'll know which blanks to fill in to help you further. Good luck! Later, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJf+94Hl0iXDssISsRAo9pAJ93oZbVjnrPTZXi2OUEzsR4VNxU8gCfaOC/ 4e1anUU1SiSPT/TFgFk6gns= =KnSY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
I'm also running Hardy on Dell laptop. My laptop is Dell 1525n, that came with Ubuntu Gutsy --but lately running Hardy. I first added the line deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main to my /etc/apt/sources.list --and saved it correctly, then updated the sources list (apt-get update --I think that should have worked!!). But Synaptic did not indicate an update or new version of Openoffice was available. Maybe that was because it was looking at what the already-installed version of Openoffice might need, which was apparently up-to-date. I then followed James' directions exactly (the directions in the tutorial --but using the correct URL that he gave for Hardy), which worked perfectly. Then after letting the Update manager install the recommended updates, I now have Openoffice 3.0 installed here. I did not test Openoffice 3.0 in the laptop except to open it in the word processor mode and look at it a little bit, but it appears to be functional that far, anyway. It seemed to open quickly and smoothly. Good luck with it, Andrew, & thanks guys. Liz J 2009/1/28 Andy Stewart <andystewart@comcast.net> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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James Gray wrote:
This should do the trick for Open Office 3 in 8.04 (code named Hardy Haron):
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
Do you know how to add this repository in synaptic? Otherwise you can look here:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-0-in-Ubuntu-8...
*HOWEVER* in this example the deb line is for a different release then what you have so you need to use the line I provided above instead.
Good luck and let us know how it goes,
~James
HI Andrew,
I'm not sure if it was clear, but the line that James suggested in his response needs to be added to the /etc/apt/sources.list file, if I'm not mistaken. You are telling the Ubuntu packaging system (apt) where to find the OpenOffice software package. There's probably a way to add this repository via the GUI as well.
After you edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file, you need to update your package lists, and then if all works correctly, you should be able to install Open Office 3.mumble.
Let us know how it goes, and then we'll know which blanks to fill in to help you further. Good luck!
Later,
Andy
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Hi Andy, I am reluctant to add unofficial repositories, not wanting to "pollute" my "pure" installation. More important question, how do you decide what repositories to trust? I thought I read something about launchpad apps being unsigned too... So, I downloaded the official package. (source tarball? I think?) No integration, grr! Worse, when I bring up my resume the indent & pagination was off. That was a dealbreaker, so oo 2.4 for now on Linux. And I don't see much difference. Randy randyokc at gmail dot com Andy Stewart wrote:
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James Gray wrote:
This should do the trick for Open Office 3 in 8.04 (code named Hardy Haron):
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
Do you know how to add this repository in synaptic? Otherwise you can look here:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-0-in-Ubuntu-8...
*HOWEVER* in this example the deb line is for a different release then what you have so you need to use the line I provided above instead.
Good luck and let us know how it goes,
~James
HI Andrew,
I'm not sure if it was clear, but the line that James suggested in his response needs to be added to the /etc/apt/sources.list file, if I'm not mistaken. You are telling the Ubuntu packaging system (apt) where to find the OpenOffice software package. There's probably a way to add this repository via the GUI as well.
After you edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file, you need to update your package lists, and then if all works correctly, you should be able to install Open Office 3.mumble.
Let us know how it goes, and then we'll know which blanks to fill in to help you further. Good luck!
Later,
Andy
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There has been talk about getting ppa's signed, but you'll still need to trust the signer. But that is always a problem with Free Software, or anything else for that matter. On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 3:31 AM, randy cole <randyokc@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Andy,
I am reluctant to add unofficial repositories, not wanting to "pollute" my "pure" installation.
More important question, how do you decide what repositories to trust? I thought I read something about launchpad apps being unsigned too...
So, I downloaded the official package. (source tarball? I think?) No integration, grr! Worse, when I bring up my resume the indent & pagination was off. That was a dealbreaker, so oo 2.4 for now on Linux. And I don't see much difference.
Randy randyokc at gmail dot com
Andy Stewart wrote:
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James Gray wrote:
This should do the trick for Open Office 3 in 8.04 (code named Hardy Haron):
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
Do you know how to add this repository in synaptic? Otherwise you can look here:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-0-in-Ubuntu-8...
*HOWEVER* in this example the deb line is for a different release then what you have so you need to use the line I provided above instead.
Good luck and let us know how it goes,
~James
HI Andrew,
I'm not sure if it was clear, but the line that James suggested in his response needs to be added to the /etc/apt/sources.list file, if I'm not mistaken. You are telling the Ubuntu packaging system (apt) where to find the OpenOffice software package. There's probably a way to add this repository via the GUI as well.
After you edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file, you need to update your package lists, and then if all works correctly, you should be able to install Open Office 3.mumble.
Let us know how it goes, and then we'll know which blanks to fill in to help you further. Good luck!
Later,
Andy
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This is the procedure I used for upgrade. Just remember to substitute intrepid with hardy. clicky<http://forum.eeebuntu.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1046&p=3995&hilit=openoffice+3#p3995> -- David Fazzuoli Shrewsbury MA
Andrew Perry wrote:
[THE PROBLEM:]
Unfortunately, I am at my wit's end to upgrade OpenOffice from 2.4.1 to version 3 - which I need to open .docx and .xlsx files that my students at Springfield College constantly send me.
If these are class assignments that they're giving you, can't you specify which file formats they use? Greg
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