| Package converter eases OO.org 2.0 Debian install |
Nov. 07, 2005
For those interested in installing OpenOffice.org. 2.0 on Debian-powered PCs, ReallyLinux.com has published an article that might help save some time. In the article, Jon Watson explains the use of AliEn to help convert rpm packages for quick installation to the latest Debian releases.
"While the recent release of OpenOffice.org 2.0 (OOo) was eagerly anticipated by the open source community, it has been received with some chagrin (by others)," Watson writes. "The OOo group released 2.0 in rpm format only. Needless to say, this has some non-rpm GNU/Linux users up in arms. What if you're a poor Debian user like me? Will I ever get to run OOo 2.0?"
Yes, you will, Watson says. "Take heart, for what follows is a tale of how I installed OOo 2.0 on my Kanotix Debian box," he writes.
Watson's article is available here.
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