How To Install Open Office in Ubuntu

This tutorial will explain how to install latest version of openoffice in ubuntu
First go to the OpenOffice website and download the Linux .deb file (On your desktop)
1 – Once you have done that, extract the .deb file,
OOo_3.2.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz
Run the following command from terminal or just right click select extract
tar xzvf OOo_3.2.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz
Then you’ll see a file called OOO320_m12_native_packed-1_en-US.9483
2 – You can remove the existing version of OpenOffice if you wish with this command:
sudo apt-get remove openoffice*.*
3 – Copy and paste OOO320_m12_native_packed-1_en-US.9483 onto the desktop then open Terminal and paste this command:
sudo dpkg -i ~/Desktop/OOO320_m12_native_packed-1_en-US.9483/DEBS/*.deb
4 – Then paste this command:
sudo dpkg -i ~/Desktop/OOO320_m12_native_packed-1_en-US.9483/DEBS/desktop-integration/openoffice.org3.2-debian-menus_3.2-9472_all.deb
Once you’ve done that you’ll find OpenOffice 3.2 in Office.






5 Comments
REALLY helpful…thanks Steven!
I really love the new OpenOffice, but I’m frustrated with the non-Ubuntu open/save dialog. Is there a .deb that will install just that component for me?
This is not the best way to do it in my opinion, you should install “real” Ubuntu packages from a PPA instead. Will probably be available soon… (if it’s not already).