UPDATE (2009 09 12): Apparently the administrators of the OpenOffice.org Scribblers PPA have recently dropped all of the OO.o 3.x packages for Hardy and Intrepid installs. They are now only offering packages for Jaunty. What follows is the original post, however, following the instructions for this intended purpose would be futile.

The OpenOffice.org Scribblers PPA had been supplying OO.o 3.0, but only for Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex until now. Now us die-Hardy (pun intended) users can enjoy OO.o 3.0.1 using the update system instead of dealing with any confusing process, even the one I posted here not too long ago.

You can see the OO.o Scribblers PPA page at Launchpad for more information, but to make this quick and to the point, here’s what needs to be done. Hardy and Intrepid users can follow this same process with only one change noted below.

Add the PPA repository to your sources.list file. We’ll do this graphically. Go to System > Administration > Software Sources. Click on the Third-Party Software tab and click the Add… button.

third_party_source_add1

Place the PPA’s repository address in the APT Line box, and click the Add Source button. Hardy users should use:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main

Intrepid users should use:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main

You’ll see it listed at the bottom of the list. The picture below is mine. I have quite a few repos I follow, so your’s probably won’t look so crowded.

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Next we need the PGP key to authenticate the packages for this PPA. Just recently, Launchpad has added PGP signing keys to all the PPAs in order to improve security. The OO.o Scribblers PPA key can be found at http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x60D11217247D1CFF

We’ll make a temporary text file containing the key. Open a text editor (Applications > Text Editor) and copy/paste the entire key into a new document. Save it to your home directory with a name you’ll remember. Consider it a temporary file that you can overwrite in the future for other keys. I’ve pasted their PGP key below.

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: SKS 1.0.10
mI0ESXanRwEEAOTPu1sTcJChTjkA9LkIh6WqiBgPzxNY2p8w18Qt/cE3ev4VyjiIadZtr+fh
C+kuRRQuRinLV+MzeD7Od3uqyR1plc90lqUeLeKJMgXfCoGMmKwng0qD2gpevIvEEpdlmsRo
1hutsyRxAL3o/NfFpovg6dWC27Y1Vwwma8UIL5wXABEBAAG0K0xhdW5jaHBhZCBQUEEgZm9y
IE9wZW5PZmZpY2Uub3JnIFNjcmliYmxlcnOItgQTAQIAIAUCSXanRwIbAwYLCQgHAwIEFQII
AwQWAgMBAh4BAheAAAoJEGDREhckfRz/4QoEAOJ429PsO5oi1xsnX/lraHACYpHNvk4KVghu
cY2p6J8M0WTTlfls96jRYGlDBDuyZcfW0W+VJlaiu28u2Y9zEnXTWHMlIk6PiOmLPxXofgDf
lKRqvBFYdRD8+33TBeD6u6qajNOLYTL08dnqCfVqmJTGZxqXTmYIOF1NdIs0KlF/
=1y5I
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

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Going back to the Software Sources window, we’ll import that key. Click on the Authentication tab and click Import Key File… button. Highlight the file you just saved with the text editor and click OK. You should then see it at the bottom of your Trusted software providers list.

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Additional Precautionary Step: Lastly, click on the Ubuntu Software tab and make sure the universe repository is enabled as the PPA packages will need to acquire a handful of hardy packages as well. Thanks to Tony Land for experiencing that aggravating problem.

screenshot_universe_repo

Click on the Close button and you’ll get a window explaining that information about your software is out-of-date. Click on Reload and the package information will get downloaded. Now you should see the familiar update icon in your task bar. Clicking on it will bring up the Update Manager and it should show you a list of everything that needs to be updated including the new OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 packages. Click on Install Updates and enjoy OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 on your Hardy or Intrepid installation.

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