Linux x86

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RPM Based Linux distributions

The RPM package manager is a powerful tool you can use to deploy software packages locally and through a network.

Install

1. Become root if necessary

   su -

2. Change directory to:

   <OpenOffice.org_unzip-dir>/RPMS

3. The RPMS directory contains RPM package for the Gnome and KDE integration.
   • For users with KDE, you can remove the Gnome integration RPM:

   rm openoffice.org-gnome-integration-<version>.rpm

   • For users with Gnome, you can remove the KDE integration RPM:

   rm openoffice.org-kde-integration-<version>.rpm

4. Install into the standard /opt directory

   rpm -ivh *.rpm

   If you prefer to install OpenOffice.org in a different location, use the -prefix option. rpm -ivh –prefix <install-dir> *.rpm

5. To install the OpenOffice.org in the menus:

   cd desktop-integration

   Find the RPM for your specific Linux distribution and install it:

   rpm -ivh openoffice.org-<distribution>-menus_<version>.deb

You can safely delete the OpenOffice.org installation packages after the install is complete.

Uninstall

Do not delete the OpenOffice.org files from the file system. You must use the OpenOffice.org Java setup or the RPM package manager to uninstall OpenOffice.org.

1. Become root if necessary

   su -

2. Create a file 'ooo_packages' with all OpenOffice.org related RPM packages

   rpm -qa | grep openoffice > ooo_packages

3. Check the content of file carefully. All packages in this list will be removed. This list does not include the JRE package that was installed if you used the OpenOffice.org installstion set that includes JRE.
4. To remove all OpenOffice.org related packages:

   rpm -e 'cat ooo_packages'

DEB Based Linux Distributions

The APT or DPKG package manager used to install, update and remove DEB packages, and is provided as part of DEB based Linux distributions such as Debian and Ubuntu.

Install

1. Become root if necessary

   su -

2. Change directory to:

   <OpenOffice.org_unzip-dir>/DEBS

3. The DEBS directory contains DEB packages for the Gnome and KDE integration.
   • For users with KDE, you can remove the Gnome integration DEB:

   rm openoffice.org-gnome-integration-<version>.deb

   • For users with Gnome, you can remove the KDE integration DEB:

   rm openoffice.org-kde-integration-<version>.deb

4. Install into the standard /opt directory

   dpkg -i *.deb

   If you prefer to install OpenOffice.org in a different location, use the --instdir=<directory> option. dpkg -i --installdir=<install-dir> *.deb

5. To install the OpenOffice.org in the menus:

   cd desktop-integration
   dpkg -i openoffice.org-debian-menus_<version>.deb

You can safely delete the OpenOffice.org installation packages after the install is complete.

Uninstall

Do not delete the OpenOffice.org files from the file system. You must use the OpenOffice.org Java setup or the DEB package manager to uninstall OpenOffice.org.

1. Become root if necessary

   su -

2. To remove all OpenOffice.org related packages:

   apt-get remove openoffice.org*