Installing OpenOffice.org 3.0

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Want to install the latest and greatest version of OpenOffice.org on your Linux machine? First of all, use the official list of mirrors to locate the download server closest to you. Download then the latest version for your Linux distro. For example, if you want to install OpenOfice.org 3.0 on Ubuntu, or any other Debian-based distro such as Sidux, download the OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz package. In the terminal, use the following commands to unpack the downloaded archive and install OpenOffice.org on your machine:
tar -xvf OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz cd OOO300_m9_native_packed-1_en-US.9358 cd DEBS sudo dpkg -i *.deb cd desktop-integration sudo dpkg -i openoffice.org3.0-debian-menus_3.0-9354_all.deb
Better yet, you can use the following Bash script to automate the entire download and installation process:
#!/bin/sh wget ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/openoffice-extended/stable/3.0.0/OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz tar -xvf OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz cd OOO300_m9_native_packed-1_en-US.9358 cd DEBS sudo dpkg -i *.deb cd desktop-integration sudo dpkg -i openoffice.org3.0-debian-menus_3.0-9354_all.deb
Note that the script uses a mirror located in Germany, and you might want to change it to another one closer to you. Save the script as .sh file and run it the terminal. Installing OpenOffice.org on a RPM-based distro like Mandriva or Fedora is also equally easy:
wget ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/openoffice-extended/stable/3.0.0/OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US.tar.gz tar -xvf OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US.tar.gz cd OOO300_m9_native_packed-1_en-US.9358 cd RPMS su rpm -i *.rpm cd desktop-integration rpm -i openoffice.org3.0-mandriva-menus-3.0-9354.noarch.rpm
And if you want to install OpenOffice.org on your ASUS Eee PC netbook, you can use this script:
#!/bin/sh echo "This script dowloads and installs OpenOffice.org 3.0" read -p "Press Enter to continue..." wget ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/openoffice-extended/stable/3.0.0/OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz tar -xvf OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz cd OOO300_m9_native_packed-1_en-US.9358 cd DEBS dpkg -i *.deb sudo ln -s /opt/openoffice.org3/program/swriter /usr/bin/ sudo ln -s /opt/openoffice.org3/program/scalc /usr/bin/ sudo ln -s /opt/openoffice.org3/program/simpress /usr/bin/ sudo ln -s /opt/openoffice.org3/program/sbase /usr/bin/ sudo ln -s /opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice /usr/bin/ sudo ln -s /opt/openoffice.org3/program/smath /usr/bin/ sudo ln -s /opt/openoffice.org3/program/sdraw /usr/bin/ cd desktop-integration dpkg -i openoffice.org3.0-debian-menus_3.0-9354_all.deb sudo cp /opt/xandros/share/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc.bak /opt/xandros/share/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc sudo sed -i 's/shortcut=\"ooo-writer.desktop\"/extraargs=\"\/usr\/bin\/swriter\"/g' /opt/xandros/share/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc sudo sed -i 's/shortcut=\"ooo-calc.desktop\"/extraargs=\"\/usr\/bin\/scalc\"/g' /opt/xandros/share/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc sudo sed -i 's/shortcut=\"ooo-impress.desktop\"/extraargs=\"\/usr\/bin\/simpress\"/g' /opt/xandros/share/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc echo "All done!" read -p "Press Enter to exit the script..." exit 0
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It doesn't work!!
Getting Openoffice3 mentu options
Redhat enterprise 5 will allow you to install open office 3 over 2.4 But to get these, uninstall 2.3 first and than go to RPMS/desktop-integration/openoffice for redhat.
OOo v3 for eee pc 701
i followed your instruction (2008, oct 13th) on linuxpromagazine. it's alright until i arrived
sudo dpkg -i openoffice.org3.0-debian-menus_3.0-9379_all.deb
(Note "3.0-9379" it's 4 the french version)
eeepc answers :
dpkg : error of treatment ("erreur de traitement" in french)
cannot access to archiv : no file of this type ("ne peut accéder à l'archive : aucun fichier ou répertoir de ce type" in french)
errors while execution
i already unload the old version OOo v2.0
thanks
'Error: Conflicts with the installed package 'openoffice.org-core'
"I've just installed OOO 3.0 on Ubuntu 8.10. I could uninstall the 2.4 version succesfully (using Add/Remove). The ooo3 has been installed succesfully, but i'm having problems with the desktop integration deb. The package manager says: 'Error: Conflicts with the installed package 'openoffice.org-core' ".
I am sure by now you have solved your problem, if you haven't: the reason for your error is that Add/Remove did not remove all of OpenOffice 2.4, Look for openoffice.org-core in Synaptic and remove (you'll also find a few other leftover OOo 2.4 packages).
Installing OpenOffice 3.0 on Mandriva 2008 Spring
Thanks so much for the script. Only one small glitch. It ran up to the point where it calls for root privileges and then goes into a new shell after log in.
I removed the line "su" in the original script and ran the whole thing as root with immediate and stunning success.
The next problem was to start the program. Since I had the install path from the script, I went to the proper location to see what I could see - no nice .exe-file that simply begs "click me." But, the first file I tried "soffice" did the trick. Just blind luck, I guess.
Next, I right clicked on the desktop to install a new icon (works in Windows so why not try it). Once again, I was able to find my way through without much trouble.
I am certainly grateful to the people who put in thousands of hours of volunteer time to give us OpenOffice 3.0 for free, but why did they not elect to go the whole ten yards and provide one click installation (or update from 2.4) with a desk icon and a menu entry? It can be done as I discovered when installing the Opera browser.
I love Linux for all the right reasons, but I hesitate to recommend it to my friends who have trouble enough with Windows.
- drblock
Thank You!
I just wanted to say thanks for a detailed and successful tutorial.
Installing OpenOffice 3.0 on eeePC
Your instruction was very useful!
Open Office 3.0
Newbies would have a big issue with this.
IMHO the way new programs are loaded, updated and added to menus still needs some work.
This is one area where Windows wins hands down for newbies.
Dave
I couldn't install the desktop-integration package on Ubuntu 8.10
Kind regards,
Dmitri
I couldn't install the desktop-integration package on Ubuntu 8.10
On eeePC it doesn't work
/opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice
Installing OpenOffice.org 3.0 on Xubuntu
It works fine. I installed OpenOffice.org 3.0 on Xubuntu 8.04, and OpenOffice.org entries were added to the Applications menu.
Installation on Xubuntu
I would like to know if the desktop integration part work under Xubuntu too.
Nice tutorial.
Installing OpenOffice.org 3.0
Try to uninstall older version of OpenOffice.org first and then reinstall OpenOffice.org 3.0. Alternatively, you should be able to launch OpenOffice.org 3.0 by running the following command in the terminal:
/opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice
@Shashikiran
I have no idea. Try to re-download and install OpenOffice.org again.
missing .DEB file
ooobasis3.0-images.....deb is missing from the archive.
Any idea where to find just this missing deb?
dpkg -i *.deb does not complete successfully...
And how about lauching it???
Thank you!
Martin Comeau