On 02/02/2008 09:01 AM, Bret Busby wrote:

> 
> On the web page at http://download.openoffice.org/2.3.1/index.html , it 
> shows that a version 2.2.13 (DEB) is available for Linux.
> 
> I assume that the "DEB" refers to a Debian version.
> 
> However, the download is not for a .deb package, but is for a .tar.gz 
> file.
> 
> As the installation of software throough a package manager, thus 
> installing .deb packages on Debian, is much simpler than using .tar.gz 
> files, my suggestion is that providing Open Office versions as .deb 
> packages, would make installing and updating/upgrading Open Office, 
> easier and more accessible.

Umm... if you untar it you will find the packages as .deb files rather
than .rmp.

Here are some unofficial, but very good, install instructions:

http://www.8daysaweek.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=759


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