Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice 3.0 repositories for Hardy

2008-10-21 Thread Rob Beard
Alan Pope wrote: > 2008/10/21 Bruce Beardall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Tombuntu is usually pretty good with his How-to instructions. >> >> http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/10/14/install-openofficeorg-30-in-ubuntu-804-and-810/ >> > > Shame he relegates the fact that removing OO.o 2.4 removes > ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice 3.0 repositories for Hardy

2008-10-21 Thread Lucy
On 21/10/2008, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alan Pope wrote: > > 2008/10/21 Bruce Beardall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Tombuntu is usually pretty good with his How-to instructions. > >> > >> > http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/10/14/install-openofficeorg-30-in-ubuntu-804-and-810/ > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice 3.0 repositories for Hardy

2008-10-21 Thread Michael Holloway
> I don't understand why LTS release are just stuck on the back burner - > what is the point of LTS if it's not going to be maintained and kept as > current as possible for people investing in it. >From a server perspective - LTS is exactly what I want. When I want the latest software, I'll get

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice 3.0 repositories for Hardy

2008-10-21 Thread Bruce Beardall
I must admit, I didn't see that bit, just remembered seeing the heading the other day on the site. Bruce On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/10/21 Bruce Beardall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Tombuntu is usually pretty good with his How-to instructions. > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice 3.0 repositories for Hardy

2008-10-21 Thread Alan Pope
2008/10/21 Bruce Beardall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Tombuntu is usually pretty good with his How-to instructions. > > http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/10/14/install-openofficeorg-30-in-ubuntu-804-and-810/ > Shame he relegates the fact that removing OO.o 2.4 removes ubuntu-desktop, and thus will in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice 3.0 repositories for Hardy

2008-10-21 Thread Bruce Beardall
Tombuntu is usually pretty good with his How-to instructions. http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/10/14/install-openofficeorg-30-in-ubuntu-804-and-810/ On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 2:39 PM, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > As OpenOffice.org has been released, I wondered if anyone

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice 3.0 repositories for Hardy

2008-10-21 Thread Alan Pope
2008/10/21 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [quote] > it may be a good >>> candidate for backporting to Intrepid (and perhaps Hardy) > [/quote] > > maybe hardy.. hardy should be a priority as people who have rolled out > an LTS release who plan to stick with it for at least 2 years to maximise > the LTS

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice 3.0 repositories for Hardy

2008-10-21 Thread Stephen O'Neill
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I don't understand why LTS release are just stuck on the back burner - > what is the point of LTS if it's not going to be maintained and kept as > current as possible for people investing in it. It's interesting how you vie

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice 3.0 repositories for Hardy

2008-10-21 Thread ubuntu . lists
And this is why the LTS model fails... [quote] it may be a good >> candidate for backporting to Intrepid (and perhaps Hardy) [/quote] maybe hardy.. hardy should be a priority as people who have rolled out an LTS release who plan to stick with it for at least 2 years to maximise the LTS fe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice 3.0 repositories for Hardy

2008-10-21 Thread Rob Beard
Chris Coulson wrote: > 2008/10/21 Robert Dorrian <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > The backports guys may be worth a try. They aim to include newer > versions of software then the main repository. > But if you are going to Intrepid anyway, it's probably less hassle

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice 3.0 repositories for Hardy

2008-10-21 Thread Chris Coulson
2008/10/21 Robert Dorrian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The backports guys may be worth a try. They aim to include newer > versions of software then the main repository. > But if you are going to Intrepid anyway, it's probably less hassle > just to wait, as Intrepid will include OO.o 3. > > > Intrepid won

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice 3.0 repositories for Hardy

2008-10-21 Thread Robert Dorrian
The backports guys may be worth a try. They aim to include newer versions of software then the main repository. But if you are going to Intrepid anyway, it's probably less hassle just to wait, as Intrepid will include OO.o 3. On 20 Oct 2008, at 14:39, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > H

[ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice 3.0 repositories for Hardy

2008-10-20 Thread Rob Beard
Hi folks, As OpenOffice.org has been released, I wondered if anyone knew of any repositories where it can be downloaded from? I'd rather use a repository (which I would presume would offer updates occasionally) than just install the .deb packages off the OpenOffice web site manually. I just w