On 12/08/2010 11:13 AM, Craig A. Eddy wrote: > > > On 12/08/2010 10:41 AM, webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: >> >> >> >> Can you have both OOo and LibreOffice installed on Ubuntu? >> >> I know that Go-oo and OOo look the same and use the same >> menu and folders for Ubuntu. I was wondering if LibreOffice >> will use a different set of folders and such so I can install it >> along side OOo 3.2.1 on my Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit desktop. >> >> I am not a "expert" with Linux so it was "hard" for me to >> figure out how to get Go-oo off my system and put OOo >> from OOo's web site onto my system. It would be nice >> to have OOo on Ubuntu's repository and be able to choose >> which version to use. >> >> I did read that Ubuntu was thinking about placing LibreOffice >> in its repository. I do hope that you will be able to choose >> between version/branches of OOo, or be able to have both >> OOo and LibreOffice installed at the same time. >> >> So the question still is, can you have both OOo and LibreOffice >> installed into Ubuntu? >> >> Please make any instructions easy to use. >> Between a stroke and my "beginner-ish" knowledge of Ubuntu [or Linux], >> I need complete instructions that are easy to understand. >> > I'm running Debian Testing (Squeeze/Sid) and have both the repository > version of OO.o and the RC1 of LO installed on the machine. Each has > their own DOT folder (.libreoffice and .openoffice.org) in which the > configurations are kept. > > To install the .deb package(s) of LO, download the Linux .tar.gz > (LibO_3.3.0rc1_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz . Look on the > download page near the bottom for the Debian download), place it in a > directory and unarchive it (file roller works well for this). It > creates a directory called LibO_3.3.0rc1_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US in > which are 3 other directories. Go to the DEBS directory and you will > see a BUNCH of .deb files and a directory (remember the directory, we'll > get back to that in a minute. > > Open a terminal (probably in your Applications menu, near the bottom) > and path to the directory where you've unarchived the .tar.gz. (cd > [name of the directory]). In the terminal type sudo dpkg -i .deb (you > can copy and paste it from this post, if you like). It will ask for > your password (same password you use to log into Ubuntu). It will run > for a couple of minutes. When it stops LO will be installed and you > will be back to the prompt in the terminal (The prompt should be [your > na...@[name of your computer]:~[directory name]$ ) > > NOW we'll talk about that other directory in the DEBS directory, called > desktop-integration. Path into it (cd desktop-integration) and use the > same command that you used to install the .debs before (sudo dpkg -i > .deb). This will install the icons and menu connections for you in > Applications -> Office. > > After that, you're on your own. You will notice that you have icons for > both LO and OO.o in Applications -> Office. At this point, they are > pretty compatible. > > Good luck > > Craig > Tyche > PS: When LO is installed, you can delete the directory you made to unarchive the .tar.gz
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