Openoffice3.2 Final is available the announcment still not official but the packages is already available. The new version of openoffice.org 3.2 comes with many new features and improvements. If you are under fedora12, linuxMint8, Ubuntu 9.10 karmic koala or debian you can follow the instructions bellow to install or upgrade to Openoffice3.2.
Download OpenOffice.org 3.2.0 Release Final (For the moment not official Link)
ftp://mirror.switch.ch/mirror/OpenOffice/stable/3.2.0/ * For ubuntu 9.10 karmic koala (Via PPA launchpad):
For the installation via ppa launchpad for Ubuntu, the official repositories that will have 3.2.0 and 3.2.1 for Ubuntu 9.10 karmic koala and ubuntu10.04 lucid lynx are available but still empty for the moment, you can add them now to and upgrade later.
For Karmic koala :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openoffice-pkgs/ppa
Now update and upgrade :
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
* Install Openoffice.org 3.2 final (debian package) on Ubuntu/Debian/LinuxMint:
First download the debian package, and install them by following these steps :
The software is installed using the dpkg -i command. Type the following command, to install the software:
sudo dpkg -i -–force-overwrite openoffice.org*.deb \
desktop-integration/openoffice.org-debian-menus*.deb
If you already had an older version which you did not uninstall, dpkg will upgrade it rather than installing both versions at once.
Removing : To remove a package, use the following command:
sudo dpkg -r openoffice.org
* Install Openoffice.org 3.2 final on RPM based Linux systems : Fedora / Centos /Redhat:
Installation steps :
1- To install the software for all users, su to become superuser.
2- Extract the package with the following command:
tar -xvf OOo_3.2.0_xxxxxxxx_LinuxIntel_install_wJRE_en-US.tar.gz
3- cd to the folder that the tar command created.
cd 000320_xx_native_packed-1_en-US.9476
4- To install the software for all users, type the following to become superuser:
su -
5- Grant permission to open a graphical display for root, using the authority from your user account. This is necessary for security reasons on some systems, while on other systems adequate security is provided without this
XAUTHORITY=/home/{username}/.Xauthority; export XAUTHORITY
DISPLAY=:0.0; export DISPLAY
6- Start the setup program and follow the instructions.
./setup
7- If you su to install for all users, exit the superuser shell:
exit
