On 05/29/2007 12:24 PM, NoOp wrote: > On 05/28/2007 03:11 AM, Ian Miller wrote: > >>> On Sunday May 27 2007 5:43 pm, NoOp wrote: > >>> > >>> > Ian, the version you are running is actually an "Ubuntu'ized" >>> > version of OOo. That OOo has been modifed by Ubuntu and is not >>> > exactly the same as the version from http://openoffice.org. >>> > >>> > I recommend that you do two things: >>> > >>> > 1. File an Ubuntu bug on launchpad: >>> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/openoffice/+bugs >>> > >>> > 2. If you feel ambitious; install OOo 2.2 directly from the >>> > http://openoffice.org files. You can search this list on how to do >>> > so, or let me know and I'll be happy to send you instructions >>> > directly. >>> > >>> > Also have a look at the bug that I filed some time ago regarding >>> > the Ubuntu address books: >>> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/93546 >>> > >>> > Gary >>> >>> Copy to Ian. >> >> I have filled a bug report as you suggested. >> I would be very gratefull if you would send me the instruction on how to >> install a download into kubuntu >> >> Ian > > Thanks - can you provide the bug link so that we can keep track? > > I'll happily send you the instructions for removing Ubuntu OOo and > installing OpenOffice.org OOo. However I want to test using kubuntu > first; I'll load a test machine today & send you the instructions tomorrow.
First off kbuntu is a very different experience from Gnome ubuntu... but I managed to install & test. Here you go: Modified slightly from http://leetturtle.com/guides/guide_ubuntuopenoffice.php: 1) First, go to OpenOffice.org and download the latest version for Linux. http://download.openoffice.org/2.2.0/index.html [NoOp note: before downloading, uncheck the "Include the Java JRE with this download" - you don't need it as you'll install separately & the version they have included has a bug in it] 2) Use Archive Manager or whatever and extract the file you downloaded into a directory. [NoOp: I recommend changing the name of the directory to something simple like 'OOo22' so you don't have to try to type the long name chen cd'ing into the directory] 3) Change directory (cd) into the RPMS directory: cd /where/you/extracted/openoffice/RPMS 4) Let's go install alien, which converts the files in the RPMS directory into files that Ubuntu can actually use: sudo apt-get install alien 5) Let's use alien! w00t! (the * selects any file) sudo alien --scripts --keep-version *.rpm [NoOp note: if you have a slow machine w/limited memory, go to lunch... the conversion will take awhile] 6) If you still have the OpenOffice that Ubuntu includes by default, remove it so this version works: sudo apt-get remove openoffice* [NoOp note: The only reason for removing the (U)OOo version is so that it will remove the OOo debian menus. You can keep it and still install (O)OOo as (O)OOo gets installed into the /opt/openoffice.org2.2 directory and can co-exist with (U)OOo. I also found that in kunbutu it is easier to remove (U)OOo and kubuntu-desktop from Synaptic - it does a cleaner job as well.] 7) After you're done uninstalling the OpenOffice installed with Ubuntu, let's finally install the version of OpenOffice you wanted! dpkg -i *.deb [should be sudo dpkg -i *.deb] 8) Now we got to install the file that will give us lovely menu entries! cd desktop-integration && dpkg -i *.deb should be: cd desktop-integration sudo dpkg -i *.deb [NoOp note: this will only work if you have uninstalled the kubuntu-desktop - see below for adding (O)OOo 2.2 to the menus] 9) You can now remove the file you downloaded and the files that you extracted. ===================================================================== Adding (O)OOo 2.2 to the Application menu if you've kept unbuntu-desktop: Adding (O)OOo 2.2 to Applications|Office: 1. Right click the Applications icon for Office, select 'Edit Menu'. When the Menus selection opens up click on the Office icon. 2. Select 'New Item'. Fill in: Name: (O)OOo 2.2 Writer Command: - click the 'Browse' button and find your way to File System /opt/openoffice.org2.2/program/swriter - click open. Command will now read: /opt/openoffice.org2.2/program/swriter. (You could have typed manually). Comment: you can add whatever you want. Now click the 'Icon' button. Select the standard OOo Writer icon and click OK. That will take you back to 'Create Launcher', click 'OK'. That will place you back in 'Main Menu' and you'll see your (O)OOo in the Items section. Click 'Close'. Repeat above for: sbase, scalc, sdraw, smath, simpress, and spadmin. /opt/openoffice.org2.2/program/sbase etc. Now: Application|Office|(O)OOo Writer. That will launch the registration wizard. Accept the license, turn off check automatically for updates, and answer that you do not want to register. Once in Writer: click Tools|Options|Openoffice.org|Java. If you do not have Sun Java JRE 6 installed, I recommend that you do this via Synaptic or directly. OOo Base just seems to work better w/JRE 6. ========================================================================= --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
