How to Install Apache OpenOffice in Linux

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Download the correct package for your distro from here.

   OpenOffice offers a DEB package or an RPM package.
   
   Normally, the DEB package is designed for Debian/Ubuntu, and the RPM package for Fedora, OpenSuse or Mandriva.
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   Step 2: Extract the downloaded archive.

   Since it is an archive, you need to extract it.
   
   You can do that using your package program, or you can do it using this terminal command: tar
   -xzvf Apache_OpenOffice_3.4.1_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_ar.tar.gz.
   
   You may need to change the name in the text above to fit your package. , In Debian/Ubuntu and other related distros, type the following command into the terminal: sudo dpkg
   -i *.deb.
   
   You will be required to provide an administrative password to run this command.
   
   If you are using a different distro, check below to see the command you should use:
   OpenSuse: sudo zypper install *.rpm.
   
   Fedora: sudo yum localinstall *.rpm.
   
   Mandriva: sudo urpmi *.rpm , The executable file is located here: /opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice.
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   Step 3: Become root and install all the packages.

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   Step 4: If you wish

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   Step 5: add a shortcut of OpenOffice to your desktop.

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