I've been trying to find the DEB Installation Guide for OpenOffice 4.1. There doesn't appear to be one, so I'm using the closest one I can find, which is 4.0.
https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Docume ... stallation
Unfortunately those instructions leave a lot to be desired:
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1. su to root, if necessary, and navigate to Apache OpenOffice installation directory.
You will likely need to be root to run the dpkg command to install the software.
(1) That they should have downloaded the file of their choice by this point (I did this using Firefox),
(2) Whether they should have extracted the file or not (say using Archive Manager)?
(3) Whether the process of installing the software is going to be through the command line or GUI.
Ok, I think I understand the 'su to root' bit. I think you're trying to say this process is going to be command line, but should I have extracted/unpacked the file already or will we do it in the next few steps?
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2. cd into the DEBS subdirectory of the installation directory. You should see a lot of debs here and one sub-directory called "desktop-integration".
3. Install this new version by typing sudo dpkg -i *.deb
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By default, this will install Apache OpenOffice in your /opt directory. Alternatively, you can use a GUI package installer, reference the installation directory, and install all debs at the top level. This may also aid you in determining any dependency problems if they exist.
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4. Install the desktop integration features for your setup.
cd to desktop-integration in the installation directory, and, depending on your package manager/system, install the appropriate desktop interface using dpkg.
You say I need to use dpkg to install the appropriate desktop interface. What would be the code for that? sudo dpkg something-or-other, I guess?
Even assuming I executed 'dpkg' correctly, do I automatically get a desktop icon to click? Does OpenOffice get added to my desktop menus? What happens? Can you tell us what to expect?
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5. Finally, start up Apache OpenOffice 4.0.0 to insure it's working.