As a new Ubuntu user, I have installed a few apps through the Terminal.
I have tried to follow several, albeit outdated, threads that explain how to install OpenOffice, but I cannot get it to work. It would be really helpful if someone would provide me with the necessary commands for it to work.
Best Answer
Nevertheless ...
tar.gz
download and it will have installation instructions inside the installer on how to install it (see the readme regarding installation inside the package).But why go through this trouble? Since there is a licensing issue I would always opt for LibreOffice.
Basically: LibeOffice will always have more features than OpenOffice.
Regarding LibeOffice
LibreOffice provides a native Debian installer so you can use Software Center to install it. And there is also a personal archive for the really bleeding edge ...
You can also install specific versions newer than what Ubuntu provides by replacing the 1st command with ...
and replacing the
4-2
by the version you want.By the way: you do NOT need to remove LibreOffice or OpenOffice if you want to install a newer version of Libreoffice or of OpenOffice. You do need to remove the other one if you want to switch between them or need to remove a version that as higher than the one you want to install (and disable the newer version when installing the older version).