OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading
open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets,
presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many
languages and works on all common computers.
It stores all your data in an international open standard format and
can also read and write files from other common office software
packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for
any purpose.
Best of all, OpenOffice.org 3 can be downloaded and used entirely free
of any licence fees. OpenOffice.org 3 is released under the LGPL
licence. This means you may use it for any purpose – domestic,
commercial, educational, public administration. You may install it on
as many computers as you like. You may make copies and give them away
to family, friends, students, employees – anyone you like.
Installation on Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex
To add repositories are going to System -> Administration -> Origins of the software -> Third-party software and add the following lines:
You can also do it from the terminal with the following commands:
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list and add the following lines
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu intrepid main deb
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu intrepid main deb-src
Now update your packages list:
sudo aptitude update
You can now upgrade using the Upgrade Manager or via command line.
sudo aptitude safe-upgrade
Now, you should have openoffice 3.0 installed on your system.
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