Ooo upgrade to 2.0

**Dalani** · 06-14-2006

I use Unbuntu 5.04 Hoary and have Ooo 1.1.3 installed and want to upgrade to 2.0. My box runs on a pentium 2.
How to upgrade or uninstall old version?
With or without Java?
Will it run?

**antidrugue** · 06-14-2006

Yes it will run.

You first need to configure java (jre or jdk 1.5.0 update 7) :
http://technowizah.com/2005/12/debia...suns-java.html

And then OpenOffice 2.02 (without JRE) :
http://technowizah.com/2005/12/debia...office-20.html

Or you could just upgrade to the latest Ubuntu 6.06.

**Dalani** · 06-14-2006

Thanks
But do I need java???
I heard it slows Ooo down considerably.

**antidrugue** · 06-14-2006

Well, java is always handy to have anyway, so I guess you should install it.

Once OO is installed you can disable java support (in OpenOffice) :
->Tools->Options->Java->"Use a Java runtime environment" (uncheck)

OO will load faster too if you disable java support.

**Dalani** · 06-15-2006

I tried installing OOo 2.0.2 I had downloaded from the OOO.org site. But it is a RPM package. Somebody remind me the syntax to do an alien install from any directory.

Is it

Code:

<prompt>sudo alien -i <package name>

???

**antidrugue** · 06-15-2006

It's all explained in the links I gave you in my first post (how to install java, how to install OpenOffice).

In bref, something like that will convert the packages :

Code:

fakeroot alien -d --scripts *.rpm

Then something like that will install them :

Code:

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

But of course you have to install "alien" and "fakeroot" first :

Code:

sudo apt-get install fakeroot alien

**Dalani** · 06-16-2006

ok antidrugue I did

Code:

 sudo alien -d OOo_2.0.2_LinuxIntel_install.tar.gz
ooo-2.0.2-linuxintel-install_1-2_all.deb generated
$ sudo dpkg -i ooo-2.0.2-linuxintel-install_1-2_all.deb
(Reading database ... 63483 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace ooo-2.0.2-linuxintel-install 1-2 (using ooo-2.0.2-linuxintel-install_1-2_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement ooo-2.0.2-linuxintel-install ...
Setting up ooo-2.0.2-linuxintel-install (1-2) ...
$

So something got installed but I think I am supposed to configure for local install. ANd that, my linux colloeague, is where I am stuck .There's no Openoffice in the menu...

maybe I'll re-boot and see iff Ooo appears on the menu.. thanks again

**antidrugue** · 06-16-2006

Originally Posted by antidrugue

You first need to configure java (jre or jdk 1.5.0 update 7) :
http://technowizah.com/2005/12/debia...suns-java.html

And then OpenOffice 2.02 (without JRE) :
http://technowizah.com/2005/12/debia...office-20.html

Did you read those links?

Originally Posted by Dalani

I did

Code:

 sudo alien -d OOo_2.0.2_LinuxIntel_install.tar.gz

You cannot do alien on a .tar.gz file. You need to uncompress the archive first.

Please refer to the links I gave you.

**Dalani** · 06-17-2006

Ok here goes: I successfully installed OpenOffice2 burt the dran thing wont start up. I followed the HOW-TO links cited above and after converting all the *RPMS to *deb files , I installed the files with the dpkg command. The result: all the Ooo software are installed and with visible Openoffice icons in my menu. But Ooo does not startup with menu. I read the README files which advises inserting <unset SESSION ..> in the soffice startup script. I also beforehand, put myself in the users group and used vim to try update the DRI thing shown in your how-to. I doubt its a video driver problem and < /etc/X11/XF86Config-4> does not exist on my computer. SO what is preventing Ooo from opening??? (no pun intended)

**antidrugue** · 06-17-2006

Can you post the error message you get when starting

Code:

soffice

from the terminal ?

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