Marcello Santana maintained a repository until 4.1.11 https://sourceforge.net/projects/apacheoo-deb/
----- Mail original ----- > De: "Arrigo Marchiori" <[email protected]> > À: [email protected] > Envoyé: Dimanche 14 Juin 2026 11:42:06 > Objet: Re: Re; Creation of a repo for debian > > Hello All, > > On Sun, Jun 14, 2026 at 10:21:08AM +0100, Pedro Lino via dev wrote: > > > 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) > > I believe that having a Debian repository would absolutely be a Good > Thing. > > Repositories allow to install software with a command as easy as: > > # apt install package > > and allow automatic upgrades, when new versions are published. > > > 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) > > They are an alternative, supported by (possibly) all Linux > distributions, not limited to Debian and Debian-based ones. > > Given the widespread adoption of Ubuntu, a Debian repository remains > IMHO a very good first step. > > > I do not wish to discourage you (on the contrary!), just to provide > > some clarification (from my understanding as a non-programmer) > > Replying to Dean: > > > > 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. > > You will need to host the files on a HTTP/HTTPS server. Do you have > this possibility? > > Best regards, > -- > Arrigo > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
