[solved] how to install new openoffice 3.1 ??

[edwinv]

i am using linuxmint 7 gloria to my satisfaction. However i want to upgrade openoffice to version 3.1. how do i do that.

i ran mintupdate - got a lot of files but nothing for openoffice - version is still 3.0.1

anyone who can help

[Aging Technogeek]

You need to edit your sources list to add the repository for Open Office 3.1

In terminal, enter

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 sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Hit enter. Put in your password (no indication of typing password in terminal but it is entered). A window will open to display the sources list. Scroll to the bottom and copy and paste:

" deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main" (without the quotes)

Save the edited list and close the terminal.

Open mintUpdate and scroll down the list of available level 3 updates. All Open Office entries are now for O.O.o. 3.1. Select them and install.

[edwinv]

thank you worked really well

i didn't know it was that simple