John Lovely wrote:
> Can anyone explain how to install OpenOffice 2.3 on Linux? (Ubuntu 6.10)
>
> OOO has had a "one-click installer" just like Windows forever but OOO
> 2.3 is a disaster!
>
> So far, I've downloaded the OOo_2.3.0_LinuxIntel_en_US_deb.tar.gz 
> I've gunzipped it
> I've done a tar -xvf on the resulting tarball 
>
> And now I've got a whole pile of debs (about 30) and a Readme with no
> installation instructions at all. 
>
> Does anyone know how to install it from here?
>
> Am I supposed to dpkg all 30 debs, 1 by 1 or is ONE of the debs the MAIN
> deb that will start the install? If so, which one?
>
> Whatever happened to the OOO install executables that made linux
> installs as easy as windows?
>
>   

I just opened a command shell in the directory where those .debs were
and issued the command dpkg -i  to install all packages in one shot. 
You have to do the same for the gnome package a level or two down.


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