installing openoffice 2.4

i currently have openoffice 2.3 on my aspire one. i was wondering whether it was possible to replace the 2.3 version with the 2.4. i downloded the 2.4 .rpm install directly from openoffice but i am stuck on what to do from here. any suggestions?
thanks!

 

Going from memory here...
* Open a terminal
* Switch to the root user. Example:

Code:

su -

* Change to the directory where you saved the download of O v2.4 to. Example:

Code:

cd /(the)/(path)/(here)

* If you have not yet extracted the tarball, do so now. Example:

Code:

tar -xzvf (name_of_file_here).tar.gz

It will create a directory in the directory you are in. Make a note of the name.
* Change into the directory created by extracting the tarball. Example:

Code:

cd (name_of_directory_here)

* Display what is in that directory:

Code:

ls

* They usually include an install script. It can be run like this:

Code:

sh ./(name_of_script_here)

 

when i check the directory with the 'ls' command..its gives me a choice of :
installdata,javasetup.jar,licenses,readmes,rpms,setup,update
i then enter:
sh ./setup .....the program thjen sets up and i then get the following error message:
java: xcb_xib.x:50 etc... line 17: 7018 aborted -jar $jarfilename

i have installed the latest jre from the website (1é4é2 i believe). am i doing something wrong? i cant seem to find the install script you speak of.

 

You can also try this which updates OpenOffice 2.3 to the newest version.
http://macles.blogspot.com/2008/08/upgr ... -acer.html

 

thank you very much!