How Do I Install Apache Open Office?

[Rhyader]

I am using Tumbleweed and trying to install Apache Open Office.
I found rpm files and put them in a temporary folder:

rhyader@Megrez:~/Temp> ls
desktop-integration openoffice-en-US-calc-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-en-US-draw-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-base-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-en-US-help-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-brand-base-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-en-US-impress-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-brand-calc-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-en-US-math-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-brand-draw-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-en-US-res-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-brand-en-US-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-en-US-writer-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-brand-impress-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-gnome-integration-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-brand-math-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-graphicfilter-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-brand-writer-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-images-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-calc-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-impress-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-core01-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-javafilter-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-core02-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-math-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-core03-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-ogltrans-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-core04-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-onlineupdate-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-core05-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-ooofonts-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-core06-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-ooolinguistic-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-core07-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-pyuno-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-draw-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-ure-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-en-US-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-writer-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm
openoffice-en-US-base-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm openoffice-xsltfilter-4.1.15-9813.x86_64.rpm


then I used a command that I saw on the web:

rpm -Uvh *.rpm

This seemed to so something, printing out hashtags as it installed files (supposedly)
and I did not see any conflicts. Then I tried the desktop-integration folder:


rhyader@Megrez:~/Temp/desktop-integration> ls -alF --color=none
total 3300
drwxr-xr-x 2 rhyader rhyader 4096 Dec 29 18:20 ./
drwxr-x— 3 rhyader rhyader 4096 Dec 29 18:33 …/
-rw-r–r-- 1 rhyader rhyader 1093120 Nov 29 2023 openoffice4.1.15-freedesktop-menus-4.1.15-9813.noarch.rpm
-rw-r–r-- 1 rhyader rhyader 1109272 Nov 29 2023 openoffice4.1.15-mandriva-menus-4.1.15-9813.noarch.rpm
-rw-r–r-- 1 rhyader rhyader 1164751 Nov 29 2023 openoffice4.1.15-redhat-menus-4.1.15-9813.noarch.rpm


and the command:


rhyader@Megrez:~/Temp/desktop-integration> sudo rpm -Uvh openoffice4.1.15-freedesktop-menus-4.1.15-9813.noarch.rpm
[sudo] password for root:
Verifying… ################################# [100%]
Preparing… ################################# [100%]
file /usr/bin/soffice from install of openoffice4.1.15-freedesktop-menus-4.1.15-9813.noarch conflicts with file from package libreoffice-24.8.3.2-2.1.x86_64


So aparently something from Apache Open Office conflicts with Libre Office.
How could I fix this and install apache open office?

[hendersj]

You could uninstall libreoffice. Both use the ‘soffice’ executable, and you can only have one package that owns it at that location.

[aggie]

@Rhyader

So aparently something from Apache Open Office conflicts with Libre Office.
How could I fix this and install apache open office?

Simply change(rename) /remove the symlink. It will not remove LibreOffice. Then execute the “integration” command again.

It’s explained in Step 1 here:

https://www.openoffice.org/download/common/instructions.html#linux

[hendersj]

@aggie

Simply change(rename) /remove the symlink. It will not remove LibreOffice. Then execute the “integration” command again.

Except, of course, if you rename/remove the symlink, when LibreOffice is updated, it will again show a conflict and have to be dealt with.

LibreOffice is, IIRC, a fork of OpenOffice, so having both installed seems excessive IMO. That’s why I’d suggest choosing one or the other.

(But at least they did cover this in the docs. )

[aggie]

Simply change(rename) /remove the symlink. It will not remove LibreOffice. Then execute the “integration” command again.

Except, of course, if you rename/remove the symlink, when LibreOffice is updated, it will again show a conflict and have to be dealt with.

LibreOffice is, IIRC, a fork of OpenOffice, so having both installed seems excessive IMO. That’s why I’d suggest choosing one or the other.

But at least they did cover this in the docs

Yes, you are correct if LibreOffice is updated. One more hassle.

And I agree, not sure why someone wants both on their system. LibreOffice has always worked fine for us.

There is one option if a person wants both on openSUSE… remove the native version of LibreOffice … then run Discover and install the Flatpak version of LibreOffice. Next, install OpenOffice. Then both should not interfere with the other.

[hendersj]

@aggie

There is one option if a person wants both on openSUSE… remove the native version of LibreOffice … then run Discover and install the Flatpak version of LibreOffice. Next, install OpenOffice. Then both should not interfere with the other.

Or use Distrobox, or Virtualization.

[Rhyader]

Well, I have never used Libre Office, I use Apache. But I don’t want to delete Libre Office
because heck, I might actually try it someday and like it; and it seems to have a drawing program,
so I’ll keep it. And I am not enough of a linux geek to understand the solutions or want to spend
a day studying them just to make it work… SO I’ll just make y’all cringe and tell you that I did
the easy, quick solution and installed the Windows version of Apache under WINE. (you may cringe now)

[geoW]

@Rhyader

(you may cringe now)

Yes, we have choice, nice.