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15 questions linked to/from How do I install OpenOffice instead of LibreOffice?
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How do I install a .tar.gz (or .tar.bz2) file?
I have downloaded tar.gz files. But I don't know how to install it. How do I install this kind of file?
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Are PPAs safe to add to my system and what are some "red flags" to watch out for?
I see a lot of interesting programs out there that can only be obtained by adding a "PPA" to the system but, if I'm understanding correctly, we should stay within the official "repositories" for ...
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Cannot re-install libreoffice after purge
I wanted to substitute the default LibreOffice by OpenOffice. To do so I followed the instructions on this link How do I install OpenOffice instead of LibreOffice?
After doing it I didn't get ...
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Errors when installing Open Office
I followed the first set of instructions on this page to install Open Office:
How do I install OpenOffice instead of LibreOffice?
However, the last step which says to change the CHMOD of a folder, ...
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How to install openoffice? yes, I am total noob [duplicate]
I've downloaded the .deb version from the website. A tar.gz file. Then I extracted it. It gives me 3 folders: DEBS, Licences, readme.
There are loads of .deb files. So am I installing the one with ...
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apt-get package is not available but is referred to by another package - but cannot find that package [duplicate]
When I try to install a package with apt-get install, I'll occasionally see a message of the form
Package somePackage is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the ...
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How can I install OpenOffice? [duplicate]
Hi I'm new to Ubuntu having finally given up the ghost with Windows 8!
On Ubuntu 13.04, I've used the Software Centre to install a number of apps including Skype. However OpenOffice is proving very ...
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how to install openoffice 4.1 on ubuntu 12.04 64bit
http://sourcedigit.com/12463-install-apache-openoffice-4-1-1-ubuntu-14-04/
i followed the directions posted on this site in their entirety for use with a 64 bit OS and the install appears to have ...
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Installing OpenOffice
I am new to Ubuntu and I am attempting to install OpenOffice. (Libre Office does not recognise conditional formatting and hence the dependant macros in my OO spreadsheets) and I am not prepared to ...
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Openoffice 4 on ubuntu [duplicate]
How do I install the latest version of Apache openoffice on Ubuntu 13.10(kubuntu to be more precise) without uninstalling LibreOffice.
Yes I know LO is better for some reasons(I did my homework) but ...
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OpenOffice on Ubuntu Software Center
Why OpenOffice is not available in Ubuntu Software Center? If Ubuntu choose LibreOffice over OpenOffice, that does not mean that OpenOffice should be removed or not available as an option. Isn't ...
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Unable to install Acache Open office
I know many have asked this question, but there seems to be a pertinent problem.
I followed the instructions as given here
How do I install OpenOffice instead of LibreOffice?
But when I run the ...
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How can I install Open Office?
I have install Apache_OpenOffice_4.0.1_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz in ubuntu13.10 using tar.gz file but no errors, now I am not able to start the open office service. I don't find it in ...
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How I can access my software from Ubuntu?
I installed Ubuntu on my Windows operated laptop. I cannot find my software. I cannot find Google Chrome. I cannot find my pictures (the Pictures folder is empty), I cannot find my Dropbox, or any of ...
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How to install Openoffice? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to install Open Office?
first of all. I have a question, that deals with OpenOffice suite/program. I am trying to figure out how to instal OpenOffice Suite. I went to the ...