Stephen Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This is true, but the version installed isn't necessarily the latest > version... I'm trying to test a language pack which is built > specifically for version 2.0.3 which probably won't work with the > default Ubuntu version. > > Presumably there is some way to get the latest version using apt-get or > synaptic, but I thought it would be easier just to go straight to the > OpenOffice website. > > Cheers, > Steve. > >> Ubuntu, right from its Warty beginings had OOo preinstalled, so why >> download it? Even if it >> is not preinstalled, you can get it using synaptic. What version of >> Ubuntu are you using? >> >> For Debian there is an OpenOffice in Debian repository that you can >> add to apt-sources, but >> its more out of date than the Ubuntu version (2.0.2 is in Dapper) >> >> Tony
You can get a backport of version 2.0.3 for Debian sarge by adding deb http://www.backports.org/debian/ sarge-backports main contrib non-free to /etc/apt-sources, and something like this to /etc/apt/preferences Package: * Pin: release a=sarge-backports Pin-Priority: 200 Package: openoffice.org Pin: release a=sarge-backports Pin-Priority: 999 -- Jim Ottaway --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
