how do I tryout OOo 3.0.0 in Hardy?

[Steven Davies-Morris]

NoOp wrote:
> On 10/12/2008 02:20 AM, Knapp wrote:
>> On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Gilles Gravier <gilles at gravier.org> wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> H.S. wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Now that Openoffice.org 3.0 is out
>>>> (http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors/#extmirrors), how do I
>>>> tryout this version on a Hardy machine?
>>>>
>>>> I want to keep the Hardy OOo installation as it is and want to try out
>>>> OOo 3.0 separately. If I download the 3.0 deb, will it interfere with my
>>>> 2.4 OOo installation?
>>>>
>>>> thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Interesting that the mirrors list 3.0.0 as available where the front
>>> page at http://www.openoffice.org/ only lists 2.4.1 and 3.0.0RC4...
>>>
>>> I'd wait just a bit more... :) Maybe a few days... to be sure.
>>>
>>> Gilles.
>> Yes, I hunted around and found links for 64 bit deb but the links don't work.
>>
> 
> It will be out offically tomorrow. The 64 bit debs are on the mirrors
> now. You can install as Jim pointed out - it will not affect your
> existing (U)OOo 2.4.1 & the OOo soffice file will be in
> /opt/openoffice.org3/program and the user profile will be in
> /home/<username>/.openoffice.org/3/user
> 
> BTW: if you've already downloaded and installed OpenOffice.org 3.0
> Release Candidate 4  (build OOO300_m9) there is no need to download the
> "official" OOo3.0 - they are the same so save your bandwidth.

Going to the OO site today I see that there's huge demand for OO3.0 so 
I guess I'll wait a few days for the stampede to die down a bit.
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