Re: [libreoffice-users] can you have both OOo and LibreOffice installed into Ubuntu?

On 12/08/2010 11:13 AM, Craig A. Eddy wrote:
> On 12/08/2010 10:41 AM, webmaster@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
> name]@[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

Craig

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