[NTLUG:Discuss] OpenOffice 2.0.3 upgrade - Debian

[Terry Henderson]

On 8/25/06, Stuart Johnston <saj at thecommune.net> wrote:
> According to the Debian bug reports, this is no longer the case with the version currently in
> Testing.  Keep in mind that when you install packages from backports.org, you are installing
> unofficial, development versions.

Why is OpenOffice 2.0.3 in unstable/testing in the first place?
(Sholdn't it be in stable?)

>
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=284056
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=337309
>
> Do other distros disable the Java dependent functionality or do they have it all working with the
> Java compilers?
>
>
> Wayne Walker wrote:
> > You should complain LOUDLY to the debian folks.  OpenOffice should Not
> > require java to install.  As you saw, that causes lots of nightmares.
> >
> > Lots of other distros install OpenOffice without Java.  It works fine
> > without Java.
> >
> > Wayne
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 07:36:52AM -0500, Terry Henderson wrote:
> >> As a new Debain user, I have marveled at the ease with which I've
> >> installed and upgraded applications - UNTIL, I upgraded OpenOffice
> >> 1.1.3 to 2.0.3
> >>
> >> Not only did I have to manually enter a line in /etc/apt/sources.list
> >> to use backports.org but ended up adding "contrib non-free" to all
> >> lines that began with "deb ftp://...."  and "deb http://...." (this
> >> was to solve uninstallable dependency  for java).  I should note that
> >> the "contrib non-free" additions need to be removed afterward for
> >> apt-get to work properly for future updates and new application
> >> installs.
> >>
> >> It took several days for me to figure all this out and get
> >> OpenOffice.org updated.  I would have saved a lot of time by just
> >> installing manually but was determined to use the package manager,
> >> (for everything).
> >>
> >> Part of the problem is that I had to cross version lines to get this
> >> one application upgraded, (OpenOffice 1.1.3 is in sarge/stable while
> >> OpenOffice 2.0.3 is in testing/unstable).
> >>
> >> And the second problem was OpenOffice's requirement for java, and not
> >> sure why that was such a problem, but I assume it is because can not
> >> be kept in the normal repositories and can not be part of OpenOffice,
> >> (because it belongs to Sun).  If it hadn't been for that, things would
> >> have been much easier I'm sure.
> >>
> >> There may have been an easier way of doing what I just did, and being
> >> new to Debian and it's idiosyncrasies was mostly what confounded me
> >> and caused me to take so long to get the job done and maybe someone
> >> else can shed some light on this subject so as to make it a bit easier
> >> for the next new user that encounters this delima.
> >>
> >> As far as I can tell, just upgrading OpenOffice manually is the best
> >> or easiest route.
> >>
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