On 04/26/2008 10:39 AM, Drew Jensen wrote:
> Drew Jensen wrote:
>> Michele wrote:

>>>
>>> To be double sure you can still install version 2.2 on your computer in
>>> parallel to version 2.4 and make the compatibility test at home.
>>>

>>
>> OO.o file wise 2.4 <-->2.2 is really not an issue. It is in 3.0 that 
>> the new file formats will be picked up ( ODF1.2 ) with OO.o2.4 set to 
>> read, but not write, some ( maybe all ) of the new format already.
>>
>> One cautionary note - on the Gutsy forum there are a few people 
>> reporting problems with the upgrade in relation to OO.o ( I am one of 
>> them ) it looks like the issues are on the x86-64 platform with KDE4 ( 
>> so the remix release in other words ). Impress isn't mentioned in any 
>> of the issues by the way, but you may want to scan over the forums 
>> there just to be sure.
>>
>> Drew
>>
> Sorry - slight edit. The Hardy forums of course not Gutsy..
> 
> http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?board=82.0
> 
> 

Instructions for parallel install w/deb's has been updated:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Run_OOo_versions_parallel

@Drew: I wonder if your java problem is realated to:
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.openoffice.releases/9566
That I've just posted. Seems that the user:

> I verified those each time and they were installed and it still gave me
> a hard time.  I later discovered that it had something to do with
> my .openoffice.org2 profile in my ~/ directory.  When I used the fresh
> profile created with the install it opened the database.  However when I
> opened it with the old profile I had from 2.3 (I have a lot of settings
> I'd rather not have to recreate) it gave me problems and claimed Java
> was either broken, or not installed.




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