Thanks! I'm guess that the "SUDO DPKG" command is meaning to extract the files? i keep thinking there was something about a autogen.sh script (I was reading about this somewhere on a compiling tuitorial) Doesn't LO have such a thing?
On Thu, 6 Dec 2012, at 04:00 AM, Don Myers wrote: > Hi Anthony, > > This is how I update to each new version of the Document Foundation > version of Libre Office. This is for the 64 bit version, but simply > substitute the 32 bit version for the 64 bit. This is for the latest > 3.6.4.3 release: > > Download LibO_3.6.4.3_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz to the > desktop. > Right click on it and extract it to the desktop. This will give you the > folder LibO_3.6.4.3_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US > Run the following terminal commands to install it: > 1. sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*.* > 2. sudo dpkg -i > ~/Desktop/LibO_3.6.4.3_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US/DEBS/*.deb > 3. sudo dpkg -i > ~/Desktop/LibO_3.6.4.3_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US/DEBS/desktop-integration/libreoffice3.6-debian-menus_3.6.4-3_all.deb > > I hope this helps you. This isn't exactly what you asked, but it does > work well for installing LibreOffice. > > Don > > > On 12/05/2012 08:25 PM, Anthony Easthope wrote: > > Hey guys > > > > > > > > I'm back after what seems like ages! anyway encountered a problem which > > is probably due to inexperience but anyhow. > > > > I was wondering if there was a simple way to compile a Tar ball version > > of LO on ubuntu? I've searched all documentation but its doing my head > > in! > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Anthony Easthope > > > > [email protected] > > > > -- > > > ** > > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- Anthony Easthope [email protected] -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
