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ReallyLinux: Installing OpenOffice.org 2.0 for Debian

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[ Thanks to Mark Rais for this
link. ]

“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. 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! Take heart, for what follows is a tale of how I installed
OOo 2.0 on my Kanotix Debian box…”

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