Marcello Santana maintained a repository until 4.1.11
https://sourceforge.net/projects/apacheoo-deb/

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> 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
> 
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