I downloaded and installed it from a DEB file. It could not be any easier. Download the file, untar it, and then click on it. Here's the whole procedure...
http://openofficedocs.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/install-openoffice-30-on-ubuntu/ Of course, if this is too much work, there's this Operating System from Redmond that you may be interested in... ;-) http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx Really though, it was not tough at all. BTW, OOo 3 is NOT a part of Intrepid Ibex, so if you want it, you're going to have to roll your own. On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 7:23 PM, Christopher Stamper < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 7:36 PM, Janaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Dont know about the repos, but I downloaded a .tgz from the >> openoffice.org (targeted for Debians) and installed version 3 on my >> Kubuntu box. This file has a heap of .deb files, a script and some >> docs in its own directory structure. The script itself did not work >> for me and failed with errors. So I used a similar command to the >> installation command on the script and installed the .debs manually; >> and it worked like a charm. The installation line I used was along >> the lines of: >> dpkg -i --recursive ./DEBS/ >> where ./DEBS/ was the directory where all the .deb files from the .tgz >> were extracted to. >> > > Exactly what I didn't want. Way too much work. > > BTW, I forgot to say that I'm using 8.04 > > > > -- > Christopher Stamper > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web: http://tinyurl.com/2ooncg > gTalk: http://tinyurl.com/6e359r > Skype: cdstamper > > > > -- Rob Smith Sent from a PC Running Debian GNU/Linux An Open Source alternative to the Microsoft Tax http://www.debian.org/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
