How to Install OpenOffice Rpm

OpenOffice is a free, open-source productivity suite similar to Microsoft Office. It is available for multiple operating systems including Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. Installing OpenOffice in Linux varies somewhat, depending on the distribution you use. For example, you can install OpenOffice using DEB packages in Debian-based systems like Ubuntu, and RPM packages in distributions based on the RPM package manager, like Red Hat/Fedora.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Download OpenOffice. Open a terminal, then type "tar -xvf OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US.tar.gz" (omit the quotes) to unzip the file. Change the filename in the command to match the file you downloaded from the OpenOffice website.

2. Type "cd /filelocation" to move to the directory where the unzipped OpenOffice installation folder is located. Replace "filelocation" with the actual location of the folder. Move to the RPM subdirectory in the unzipped OpenOffice folder.

3. Type "su" then hit "Enter." Type your administrator password when prompted, then type "rpm -Uvih *rpm" and hit "Enter." This command will install OpenOffice in your "/opt" directory by default.

4. Open the main menu, then click "Office" and then "OpenOffice.org" to launch the program (in most distributions). If the program did not install a launcher by default, type "openoffice" at the terminal prompt, then hit "Enter."

Tips & Warnings

• The OpenOffice website will recommend an installation package based on your Linux distribution. If you don't want to use the recommended package (like RPM, for example), click the "Get more platforms" link on the OpenOffice download page.
• Depending on your Linux distribution, you may need to install extra packages and dependencies (like Java, for example) before you can use OpenOffice.

References

• OpenOffice Wiki

Resources

• Download OpenOffice
• RPM Package Manager