OpenOffice.org 3.2 was just released. I wanted to get mine upgraded ASAP because of the 46% reduction in cold start time. If you haven’t heard of or seen OpenOffice.org before then check it out; its a Microsoft Office alternative that can actually replace MS Office. If you are interested in downloading OpenOffice.org for yourself, you can find a link to all of its download versions here.

Upgrade OpenOffice.org to 3.2 on Ubuntu:

1. Download OpenOffice by visiting http://download.openoffice.org/ – be sure to grab the Linux.deb download version.
2. Extract the .deb file.
3. Copy and paste the OOO320_m12_native_packed-1_en-US.9483 folder onto the desktop.
4. Open a Terminal window and paste the following command to remove the old version:
   1. • sudo apt-get remove openoffice*.*
5. Run the following command in the Terminal:
   1. • sudo dpkg -i ~/Desktop/OOO320_m12_native_packed-1_en-US.9483/DEBS/*.deb
6. Once that has completed, run the following command in the Terminal:
   1. • sudo dpkg -i ~/Desktop/OOO320_m12_native_packed-1_en-US.9483/DEBS/desktop-integration/openoffice.org3.2-debian-menus_3.2-9472_all.deb
7. OpenOffice setup is complete!

Now you can sit back and enjoy the enhanced MS Office compatibility and speed boost.

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