2010/7/30 Gordon Burgess-Parker <[email protected]>: > The default Ubuntu install doesn't include Base. (That's what you > should have looked for in Synaptic). > However, the Ubuntu install ALSO has a huge bug that doesn't allow > external Addressbook sources to be used as registered databases. > (See this bug here - > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/93546?comments=all). > If you want to be able to use addressbooks in OO from Thunderbird for > example, then you need to remove the Ubuntu install of OO and replace > with the latest version (3.2.1) from Openoffice.org. > Follow these instructions here: http://www.muktware.com/news/08/2010/164 > They are very good and clear. I've just done this a short while ago > and it's quite easy and I'm no Ubuntu guru!
The Ubuntu version of OpenOffice.org has more nasty bugs than that, personally I had some problems with a cell function in OpenOffice.org Calc a while ago. I removed the Ubuntu OpenOffice.org and installed the vanilla one, which was pretty easy, and since then I had no problems with any cell function. I recommend everyone to wipe out the Ubuntu version unless you need the special features of that version. I am not 100% sure about the reason why Base is missing in the Ubuntu version, but it could be that Ubuntu is supposed to be quick to install and perhaps they don't include things they don't think people are going to use anyway. Just a guess, though. But as some people said before, it's easy to install all the OpenOffice.org components with Synaptic (for example), if you for some reason still want the complete Ubuntu version of OpenOffice.org. If you select ”openoffice.org" for installation, all missing parts will automatically be installed too, including ”openoffice.org-base". Or in a terminal, type: sudo apt-get install openoffice.org You will be asked for your password. Regards Johnny Rosenberg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
