Hagar de l'Est wrote:Since OOo is available in .debs directly now, it's rather easy to switch to the official version, see here : install the official version of OOo :
[Ubuntu] Installing OOo on Debian and Co.
I had to gather some courage and remove a couple packages with OO dependencies, but eventually I had OOo 2.3.1 running. The difference is night to day.
These are the before and after pictures (OO 2.3.0 from Ubuntu -> 2.3.1 from OOo):

- OO 2.3.0 from Ubuntu

- 2.3.1 from OOo
Before I start bad mouthing Ubuntu for staining Open Office's reputation: The rendering improvements were introduced in 2.3.1 or was it the way the Ubuntu folk compiled OO 2.3.0?
Thanks to TerryE and Hagar de l'Est for the expert help.
By the way, I am switching to Ubuntu64 soon. Are these .deb going to work there too?