Re: [libreoffice-users] Ubuntu Libreoffice

You are most welcome, Anthony. I ran across this method about 4 years 
ago to be able to update OpenOffice back then. Once you get past the 
basics of the terminal, I'm not knowledgeable.

Don

On 12/05/2012 10:08 PM, Anthony Easthope wrote:
> Thanks! I'm guess that the "SUDO DPKG" command is meaning to extract the
> files? i keep thinking there was something about a autogen.sh script (I
> was reading about this somewhere on a compiling tuitorial) Doesn't LO
> have such a thing?
>
> On Thu, 6 Dec 2012, at 04:00 AM, Don Myers wrote:
> > Hi Anthony,
> >
> > This is how I update to each new version of the Document Foundation
> > version of Libre Office. This is for the 64 bit version, but simply
> > substitute the 32 bit version for the 64 bit. This is for the latest
> > 3.6.4.3 release:
> >
> > Download LibO_3.6.4.3_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz to the
> > desktop.
> > Right click on it and extract it to the desktop. This will give you the
> > folder LibO_3.6.4.3_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US
> > Run the following terminal commands to install it:
> > 1. sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*.*
> > 2. sudo dpkg -i
> > ~/Desktop/LibO_3.6.4.3_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US/DEBS/*.deb
> > 3. sudo dpkg -i
> > ~/Desktop/LibO_3.6.4.3_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US/DEBS/desktop-integration/libreoffice3.6-debian-menus_3.6.4-3_all.deb
> >
> > I hope this helps you. This isn't exactly what you asked, but it does
> > work well for installing LibreOffice.
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> > On 12/05/2012 08:25 PM, Anthony Easthope wrote:
> > > Hey guys
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm back after what seems like ages! anyway encountered a problem which
> > > is probably due to inexperience but anyhow.
> > >
> > > I was wondering if there was a simple way to compile a Tar ball version
> > > of LO on ubuntu? I've searched all documentation but its doing my head
> > > in!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Anthony Easthope
> > >
> > > antisocky@myopera.com
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> >
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