How do I install OpenOffice.org on Linux?
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How do I install OpenOffice.org on Linux?
If you have installed Linux tarball (tar.gz format) you should sudo or change into root user and move it to /opt/ folder.
- Untar the package by typing:
tar -xzvf OOo-2.3.1-LinuxIntel-20080124.tar.gz
- cd into the folder created and execute the setup script:
cd openoffice.org-2.4/ bash setup.sh
These instructions are for RPM based linux distros. For additional instructions please ask on the user list at users@openoffice.org.