Unable to install on Ubuntu 15.04

[wilfy100]

I have tried several times to install open office on my computer running Ubuntu 15.04. I have very carefully copied the commands into the terminal but it always fails to work. It says it cannot find the needed files in the Temporary folder.
I would like to ask in general terms why it is necessary to go through all this terminal mumbo jumbo to install a program. Why is the average Joe soap expected to be a command line wizard just to install a program. The Ubuntu software centre is excellent (the way things should be) but OpenOffice does not seem to be available through this. As an aside the installed as standard Libre Office writer locks my computer up to the point of having to hit the reset button. The Open office install procedure deleted the the libre office package so now I am looking for a text editor to allow me to get things done. I apologise for the Winge but any help would be appreciated.

[Villeroy]

Ubuntu comes with LibreOffice which is almost identical to OpenOffice.

[RoryOF]

OpenOffice installs perfectly on Ubuntu - I've used it on Ubuntu and Ubuntu derivatives from 8.04 on.

As to why "it is necessary to go through all this terminal mumbo jumbo to install a program", that's the way linux is; if you use linux, you should be prepared for it.

How to install OO in Ubuntu:
In a terminal type

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sudo apt-get purge libreoffice* 

Note that the the trailing * is important.

Download the correct version of OpenOffice for the bitness of your Ubuntu. To find this out, in a terminal type

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uname -i

if your answer is

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x86_64

then you are running 64 bit Ubuntu. If it is i386, then 32 bit Ubuntu.
Best to match the bits of your OpenOffice with the bits of your Ubuntu

When the file is downloaded, double click on it and the system archive manager should start up. Tell it to extract the files - these are normally extracted to a sub directory of the Downloads folder, in my case called en-GB (as I use the GB version). If you use the US version, this folder might be en-US.

Now, in a terminal manoeuvre to that sub folder. In my case this is by the following commands; in your case rory will be replaced by your logon name and en-GB may be changed, as I mentioned.

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cd /home/rory/Downloads/en-GB
cd DEBS
sudo dpkg -i *.deb

When that has completed, do this

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cd desktop-integration
sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Do not omit this last change of directory and repeat of the installation command, as this puts links for OpenOffice into your Office group.
Also note that in linux caps/lowercase are important

It takes longer to write out all this than it actually takes to do!

[MikeytheMagnificent]

afaik My Ubuntu 15 from Linux Format came with LO 4.? but without Base which I had to add later. Just a silly annoyance. Possibly other minor components omitted also. I can't say for sure that machine's elsewhere

[madman1978@gmail.com]

I have tried in my attempt to install open office and this is not working either But I am using Ubuntu 14.04

This is the error I keep getting

Errors were encountered while processing:
openoffice4.0-debian-menus*.deb

[RoryOF]

From memory, that usually means that all LibreOffice hasn't been removed. Use

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 sudo apt-get purge libreoffice* 

Do not omit the trailing *
and then install OpenOffice again.

[RoryOF]

All I can suggest is that you verify the downloaded installation file by the methods described in
Apache OpenOffice - How to verify the integrity of the downloaded file?
If it doesn't pass, try a new download and verify that. Then restart your computer and reinstall using the method I outlined above. For new ?ubuntu installs I just do this automatically.