On 04/01/2008 10:32 AM, Mark Phillips wrote:
> I installed Openoffice 2.2.1 from the Debian web site (I am running
> lenny). It seems that many of the database functions don't work in this
> version, and this is the latest version on the Debian web site. I tried
> them (downloading the mysql connector, but can't connect, and if I use a
> spreadsheet as the database, the form wizard, table wizard, report
> wizard do not launch). 
> 
> If I download the latest version (.debs) from the openoffice web site
> and install them as per the instructions, what will happen to my "debian
> version" that I installed with etch? 
> 
> Should I uninstall the version that comes with etch first, and then
> install the .debs from openoffice.org? 

Yes. Uninstall all of your debian installed OOo otherwise you will have
a package conflict. See:
http://www.8daysaweek.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=759
and follow #1 and from #5 onward.
> 
> Are any of my data files in danger of being obliterated by uninstalling
> the "debian version"?

No. But as in any installation/reinstallation you should backup your
files first, and in this case your ~/.openoffice2 folder.


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