Technology Nerd » Open office http://tnerd.com (Technology, as it happens, When it happens!) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:27:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Open Office 3: Install Open Office 3 on Ubuntu in 4 Easy Steps http://tnerd.com/2008/10/26/open-office-3-install-open-office-3-on-ubuntu-in-4-easy-steps/ http://tnerd.com/2008/10/26/open-office-3-install-open-office-3-on-ubuntu-in-4-easy-steps/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:48:56 +0000 Vivek http://tnerd.com/?p=2072 The release of Ubuntu 8.10 code named Intrepid Ibex is all set to release in just a few days. Open Office 3 was released just a few days back. I am not sure if Ubuntu 8.10 will come packed with . Also, there are no repositories of for Ubuntu right now. But the good news is that you can download and install it on your Ubuntu in very simple steps.

And yes did I forget to mention that you won’t have to uninstall you previous version. I would strongly suggest you to keep the old version running along with just to let the new version settle.

Now let’s quickly get down to business and see how to install . Follow the simple steps below:

1. Download the deb from Open Office site.
2. Double click the downloaded tar.gz file and extract the folder on your desktop.
3. Now move the extracted folders using the following command in a terminal window.

cd OOO300_m9_native_packed-1_en-US.9358/DEBS

4. Just type the following command to finish the installation

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Creating a custom Application launcher.

1. Right click on your panel and click Add to Panel.

2. Double click Custom Application Launcher

3. Add the following information

Name:

Command: /opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice

That’s it you are all set to launch your .

We hope you’ll enjoy this new version of office. You can check what’s new in here.

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