HOWTO: Latest OpenOffice 2 Beta with Ubuntu Linux

[sebgate20]

As part of my work at Evolution Colt, I've written a tutorial on installating the latest OpenOffice.org Beta 2 on Ubuntu Linux Hoary Hedgehog.

This tutorial was written for OpenOffice 1.9.95 and has been tested on several machines. You can find the HOWTO at: http://www.evolutioncolt.com/pages/d...-2--ubuntu.php

Leave any comments here or email me directly at spayne@evolutioncolt.com. Could a Moderator make this thread a sticky?

Seb Payne
Systems Administrator - Evolution Colt

[thechitowncubs]

As part of my work at Evolution Colt, I've written a tutorial on installating the latest OpenOffice.org Beta 2 on Ubuntu Linux Hoary Hedgehog.

This tutorial was written for OpenOffice 1.9.95 and has been tested on several machines. You can find the HOWTO at: http://www.evolutioncolt.com/pages/d...-2--ubuntu.php

Leave any comments here or email me directly at spayne@evolutioncolt.com. Could a Moderator make this thread a sticky?

Seb Payne
Systems Administrator - Evolution Colt

Nice HOWTO!

[i3dmaster]

Nice HOWTO!

Nice, thanks!

[Seth]

That's not a good method at all. Why not just use the debs?

http://ftp.linux.cz/pub/localizatio....org/devel/680/

m97 is even there.

[thechitowncubs]

worked great for me =D

[sebgate20]

I was not aware of the Debian Packages produced there but I think that my HOWTO still has some relevance! OpenOffice 2 Releases are only made as RPMs so he must convert them to Debian Packages. The only thing my HOWTO covers is making the GNOME menu links and installing the actual icons!

Seb

[Heliode]

Thanks for the great howto! The package I got with apt was hopelessly outdated, plus the interface on this one looks better.

However, do you know how I could get dutch spell checking working? It worked with OOo2 that I got from debs, maybe copy something somewhere?

And by the way, I could copy/paste most of the commands on your page right into a terminal but you forgot a couple of 'sudo'; with the chmod and the copying of the icons.

Other than that, great tip! Thanks!

Edit: Ok I figured it out;

Fist, get the Myspell package for your language. For me, that was myspell-nl.

Now, do this;

cd /opt/openoffice.org1.9.95/share/dict/ooo
sudo cp /usr/share/myspell/dicts/nl* .    #or where nl is your language
sudo gedit dictionary.lst

now you'll have to add something like the following lines to the dictionary.lst file;

DICT nl NL nl_NL

Now, start OOo2 again, and go to tools -> options -> language settings -> languages, and select dutch (or whatever language) there.

Hope this helps!

Maybe you could add this to your page?

[sebgate20]

I've just written a bash script that automates the whole process. It downloads the files, unzippes them, converts them to Debian Packages, installs them, makes the menu links, installs the icons and set the file permissions.

I will notify all when it is finished. Probally in an hour or two!

Seb

[Karlos]

not being funny but I installed OO2 from universe the other day

it was easy

use synaptic


EDIT: ok didnt realise it was a more up to date version

ignore the above rant

I was wrong....as usual....ask my missus she'll tell yer..!

[Psquared]

I've just written a bash script that automates the whole process. It downloads the files, unzippes them, converts them to Debian Packages, installs them, makes the menu links, installs the icons and set the file permissions.

I will notify all when it is finished. Probally in an hour or two!

Seb

That would be cool -- will it work for Warty??