Installing OpenOffice 3.1 in Ubuntu/Debian

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Background

OpenOffice 3.1 has been released with some cool features that we so long waited. The way to install it, is pretty much the same when you installed OpenOffice 3.0. So to start, I have Ubuntu 9.04 as my OS, other Debian-based OSs and Ubuntu derivatives are applicable too.

Steps

  1. Uninstall your previous version.

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    sudo apt-get remove --purge openoffice.org-\*    
    rm -rf /home/\[yourUsername\]/.openoffice.org

  2. Of course, download OpenOffice 3.1 first (in my case OOo_3.1.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz).

  3. Next, launch the terminal and extract the package.

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    tar -xvzf OOo\_3.1.0\_LinuxIntel\_install\_en-US\_deb.tar.gz

  4. Now, enter to its directory by issuing the following commands.

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    cd OOO310\_m11\_native\_packed-4\_en-US.9399/DEBS/

  5. Install all the packages inside.

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    sudo dpkg -i \*.deb

  6. Next, install the shortcuts.

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    cd desktop-integration    
    sudo dpkg -i \*.deb

  7. Now you should have OpenOffice ready in your menu.

Closing Thoughts

These are the steps I made for me to complete my installation without conflict. Of course there are other methods like from the repository, but yesterday when I installed mine, the update was still not uploaded. Also, you may notice that the splash screen is still on OpenOffice 3.0, its normal, maybe they just forgot to change it.