[SOLVED] How to Install Latest LibreOffice to Crunchbang Openbox?

i can recommend this procedure:
http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/post/131281/#p131281
as it worked pretty well.

I know this is marked as solved but you can install it pretty easily from the debian backports without jumping through hoops with other packages:

1) enable the debian backports:

$ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Uncomment the last line:

## DEBIAN BACKPORTS
deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main contrib non-free

2) !!IMPORTANT!! fix the pinning so you don't completely screw your system over pulling in every backport ever

$ sudo nano /etc/apt/preferences

change the 100 to a 500 in the second block:

Package: *
Pin: release n=statler
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: *
Pin: release n=squeeze
Pin-Priority: 500

3) update your packages and install

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -t squeeze-backports install libreoffice

And that's it You need the "-t squeeze-backports" so that apt-get will automatically pull in the required deps from backports as well.

Last edited by malachias (2011-10-25 06:21:08)

Yes.

@jhi
in sources.list [located @ /etc/apt/sources.list > open with sudo]
the line in question originally looks like this:

#deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main contrib non-free

all you have to do to uncomment it is to remove the "#" to make it look like this:

deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main contrib non-free

save the file and you're done...

Hey jhi

Not all the methods for installing libre office worked for me, but the one below did.

Libre Office in crunchbang

1. You need to add backports to your sources.list:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

And paste in this line:

#SQUEEZE-BACKPORTS
deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main

2. Update apt with:

sudo apt-get update

3. Then install Libre Office with:

apt-get -t squeeze-backports install libreoffice

4. in a terminal type sudo gedit

then paste in this code, without *

***************************************************************************

#!/bin/bash
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
# An Openbox pipemenu for use with Libreoffice.org/ and CrunchBang Linux.
# Written for CrunchBang Linux <http://crunchbanglinux.org/>
# by Philip Newborough (aka corenominal) <mail@philipnewborough.co.uk>
# modified by Grant Galbraith (aka omns) <omns@omnsproject.org>
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------

# Set flag
INSTALLED=false

if [ "$1" = "--install" ]; then
    terminator --command="cb-libreoffice.org-pipemenu --install-libre"
    exit 0
fi
if [ "$1" = "--install-libre" ]; then
    clear
    echo ""
    echo "  INSTALL LIBREOFFICE.ORG"
    echo "  ----------------------"
    echo "  This script will install libreoffice.org."
    echo ""
    echo -n "  Run the installer now? (Y|n) > "
    read a
    if [ "$a" = "y" ] || [ "$a" = "Y" ] || \
    [ "$a" = "" ]; then
        # Checking internet connection...
        clear
        echo "  Checking internet connection..."
        sleep 2s
        echo ""
        IS=`/bin/ping -c 1 ftp.de.debian.org | grep -c "64 bytes"`
        if [ "$IS" -lt "1" ]; then
            until [ "$CONT" != "" ]; do
                echo ""
                IS=`/bin/ping -c 1 ftp.de.debian.org | grep -c "64 bytes"`
                if [ "$IS" -lt "1" ]; then
                    clear
                    echo "  Internet connection test failed!"
                    echo ""
                    echo "  This script requires a working internet connection. Please configure"
                    echo "  your internet connection, then hit any key to continue, else hit \"q\""
                    echo "  to quit."
                    read -n1 a
                    if [ "$a" = "q" ]; then
                        clear
                        echo "Script aborted."
                        sleep 3s
                        exit 0
                    fi
                else
                    CONT="pass"
                fi
            done
        fi
        clear
        echo "  Internet connection test passed..."
        sleep 2s
        echo "  Updating sources..."
        sleep 2s
        sudo apt-get update
        clear
        if ! sudo apt-get install -y libreoffice libreoffice-gtk; then
            clear
            echo ""
            echo "  There was a problem installing LibreOffice.org."
            echo ""
            echo "  Hit any key to try again, or \"q\" to quit..."
            read -n1 a
            if [ "$a" = "q" ] || [ "$a" = "Q" ]; then
                clear
                exit 0
            else
                cb-libreoffice.org-pipemenu --install-libre
                exit 0
            fi
        else
            clear
            echo ""
            echo "  LibreOffice.org has been installed successfully."
            echo ""
            echo "  Hit any key to exit..."
            read -n1 a
            exit 0
        fi
    else
        exit 0
    fi
fi
# Start pipemenu
echo "    <openbox_pipe_menu>"

# Writer
if [ -x "/usr/bin/lowriter" ];then
    INSTALLED=true
    cat << _lowriter_
        <item label="Writer">
            <action name="Execute">
                <execute>
                    /usr/bin/lowriter
                </execute>
            </action>
        </item>
_lowriter_
fi

# Formula
if [ -x "/usr/bin/localc" ];then
    INSTALLED=true
    cat << _localc_
        <item label="Calc">
            <action name="Execute">
                <execute>
                    /usr/bin/localc
                </execute>
            </action>
        </item>
_localc_
fi

# Impress
if [ -x "//usr/bin/loimpress" ];then
    INSTALLED=true
    cat << _loimpress_
        <item label="Impress">
            <action name="Execute">
                <execute>
                    /usr/bin/loimpress
                </execute>
            </action>
        </item>
_loimpress_
fi

# Draw
if [ -x "//usr/bin/lodraw" ];then
    INSTALLED=true
    cat << _lodraw_
        <item label="Draw">
            <action name="Execute">
                <execute>
                    /usr/bin/lodraw
                </execute>
            </action>
        </item>
_lodraw_
fi

# Math
if [ -x "/usr/bin/lomath" ];then
    INSTALLED=true
    cat << _lomath_
        <item label="Math">
            <action name="Execute">
                <execute>
                    /usr/bin/lomath
                </execute>
            </action>
        </item>
_lomath_
fi

# SQL
if [ -x "/usr/bin/lobase" ];then
    INSTALLED=true
    cat << _loquery_
            <item label="SQL">
            <action name="Execute">
                                <execute>
                                        /usr/bin/lobase                   
                                </execute>
                        </action>
                </item>
_loquery_
fi

# Base
if [ -x "/usr/bin/libreoffice" ];then
    INSTALLED=true
    cat << _lobase_
        <item label="Base">
            <action name="Execute">
                <execute>
                    libreoffice
                </execute>
            </action>
        </item>
_lobase_
fi

if [ $INSTALLED = false ]; then
    cat << _loinstall_
        <item label="Install LibreOffice.org">
            <action name="Execute">
                <execute>
                    cb-libreoffice.org-pipemenu --install
                </execute>
            </action>
        </item>
_loinstall_
fi

# End pipemenu
echo "    </openbox_pipe_menu>"
exit 0

***************************************************************************

5. Now save this file to /usr/bin - Name this file cb-libreoffice.org-pipemenu, close edit

6. Open the Menu editor GUI, in the 'Office' section, edit the entry for open office, by changing the title to libreoffice, and the pipemenu.