(filed in Issue Tracker as issue #46333)

"Native Linux install package using autopackage"
http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=46333
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The latest version of OOo now (OOo 2.0 Beta) provides a native install package
for Windows platform (using .msi file).

For Linux, OOo officialy provided a RPM package.

This issue proposes OOo to have a Linux install package which using an
Autopackage framework.

Autopackage's direct target is end-user. It provides easy-to-use GUI
installer and uninstaller (in the same fashion as Windows's
"Add/Remove Program"). It also resolve dependencies automatically,
download required softwares/libraries from the net and install them on
the fly. I believe that Autopackage will give a better experience for
OpenOffice.org users.

Major Linux applications that now successfully use Autopackage are
including Gaim, Inkscape and AbiWord (experimental).

Projects using Autopackage
http://navi.cx/~mike/autopackage-pdb/

Autopackage FAQ
http://autopackage.org/faq.html

Autopackage review at OSNews.com (2 pages)
http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=10155

cheers,
Art



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