I installed /home/robert/Downloads/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.5_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz on Ubuntu 17.10 later 18.04.
The installation was very difficult because of lack of install script and no documentation as the dependencies of bogs of codes (if they were modules then they could be installed by the normal Ubuntu package manager).
Then nothing. I searched the documentation on how to actually run the code since OpenOffice had not been added to the Applications menu. I found that there is a severe attitude problem! APACHE OPENOFFICE DOES NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS!
I used open office on Windows because I was disgusted with Microsoft. (I wonder if Windows 10 attempts to force me to use Microsoft Office is a violation of the court order?)
There is no reason that both the pre-installed LibreOffice and OpenOffice cannot co-exist on the same machine. It is an attitude in your developers; they demand that LibreOffice be uninstalled of at least disconnected from the menu. They want to be the one-and-only application. They want a monopoly and total control.
I think this attitude is just wrong! I did not like this attitude from Microsoft! I don't like it from Apache!
I will not use it until your coders agree to play well with others.
Monopoly
Monopoly
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Reason: Moved topic from Beginners forum to Linux
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OpenOffice 4.1.5 on Windows 10 64-bit
Re: Monopoly
There is an installation tutorial at
[Tutorial] Installing Apache OpenOffice on GNU/Linux
In brief, unpack the downloaded file, then in the unpacked folder, change into the DEBS folder; in a terminal run
and the OO components will appear in the Office folder.
It is possible to run OO and LibO side by side - one needs to adjust one file as far as I remember - I don't need to run both, so cannot advise what adjustment.
[Tutorial] Installing Apache OpenOffice on GNU/Linux
In brief, unpack the downloaded file, then in the unpacked folder, change into the DEBS folder; in a terminal run
Code: Select all
sudo dpkg -i *.deb
cd desktop-integration
sudo dpkg -i *.deb
It is possible to run OO and LibO side by side - one needs to adjust one file as far as I remember - I don't need to run both, so cannot advise what adjustment.
Your choice!
I will not use it until your coders agree to play well with others.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
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Re: Monopoly
For the record, we are users like you. We don't have any coder here (and the actual AOO devs don't visit the forum anyway).RobertP2 wrote:I found that there is a severe attitude problem! APACHE OPENOFFICE DOES NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS!
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I will not use it until your coders agree to play well with others.
Before barking the wrong tree, learn how to use your OS.
And the issue with an LO installation is not raelly AOO devs fault, it's a bit more complex. Some topics in the forum.
LibreOffice 7.6.2.1 on Xubuntu 23.10 and 7.6.4.1 portable on Windows 10
Re: Monopoly
In that case, I guess you're going to be using an Office system that I have yet to hear of.RobertP2 wrote:I will not use it until your coders agree to play well with others.
I have used various Office systems over the years (going back to about 1975) and have never found a system that didn't like something with another system.
In fact, in my opinion, OpenOffice/LibreOffice have the best "friendship" with other programs that I have seen.... and even friends disagree/argue at times.
OpenOffice 4.1.7, LibreOffice 7.0.1.2 on Windows 7 Pro, Ultimate & Windows 10 Home (2004)
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Re: Monopoly
I recently installed AOO 4.1.5 on Ubuntu MATE 18.04 without uninstalling LO. A forum search for debian install menu found instructions which worked for me. I don't know if they will work on vanilla Ubuntu 18.04.RoryOF wrote:There is an installation tutorial at
[Tutorial] Installing Apache OpenOffice on GNU/Linux
In brief, unpack the downloaded file, then in the unpacked folder, change into the DEBS folder; in a terminal run
and the OO components will appear in the Office folder.Code: Select all
sudo dpkg -i *.deb cd desktop-integration sudo dpkg -i *.deb
It is possible to run OO and LibO side by side - one needs to adjust one file as far as I remember - I don't need to run both, so cannot advise what adjustment.
Code: Select all
sudo dpkg -i *.deb
cd desktop-integration
sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite *.deb
AOO 4.1.14 on Ubuntu MATE 22.04