Hi Dean I think the major obstacle is not the absence of a repo but the fact that the DEB package produced by OpenOffice is not an installer (i.e. when you double click on it, it doesn't install).
It is simply a package that needs to be manually extracted and installed. Therefore having it in a repo would not allow for updates (if I am not mistaken) Another more viable option would be to create a Flatpak or an Appimage (as I think they are a packaging of the executables and all the dependencies) I do not wish to discourage you (on the contrary!), just to provide some clarification (from my understanding as a non-programmer) All the best, Pedro > On 06/14/2026 9:34 AM WEST Dean Webber <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear all, > > Would be great to have access to AOO from the package manager. Perhaps it is > straightforward to create a repo? > > A quick search found a guide at, > https://wiki.deimos.fr/creating-a-debian-repository/ > > Seems a few commands to create the files, then the repo can be hosted > somewhere on the server. I believe this would be helpful and enable another > pathway for access to AOO and updates. > > At this stage I am still learning, and in the process of a few things that > should help improve my understanding. > But making progress. Slow as it may be, progress is progress. > > Faithfully, > Dean --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
