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help installing openoffice

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/help-installing-openoffice.159914/

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Zak Original post #1
Jul 11, 2012 at 7:35 PM
I am trying to install OpenOfiice (the one I received from Digit's June issue) on Ubuntu 12.04
but I receive the following error-
Code: 
configure: error: for rebuilding unowinreg.dll you need the mingw32 C++ compiler.
         Specify mingw32 g++ executable name with --with-mingwin.
         Or use prebuilt one from [url=*tools.openoffice.org/unowinreg_prebuild/680/]Prebuilt unowinreg.dll binaries[/url] and
         put it into external/unowinreg

Please help in a little simple terms as I am a new user to Ubuntu and I find it awesome.
kisame
kisame #2
Jul 11, 2012 at 9:39 PM
Better directly install from software center/package manager.
krishnandu.sarkar
krishnandu.sarkar #3
Jul 11, 2012 at 9:41 PM
Are you sure..?? I'd say instead try Libre Office.
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Zak #4
Jul 11, 2012 at 11:22 PM
yeah!libre office is better......but i wanted to try openoffice too moreover i need it for learning...........computer science,you know:wink: