OpenOffice.org is the open source project through which Sun Microsystems has released the technology for the popular StarOffice Productivity Suite. All of the source code is available under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). Sun Microsystem releases regular update version of open office, new versions including new features are released every six months (so-called “feature releases”) alternating with so-called “bug fix releases” which are being released between two feature releases (every three months). version 3.0 was released, featuring the ability to import, but not export, Office Open XMLdocuments, support for the new ODF 1.2 document format, improved support for VBA macros, and a native port for Mac OS X. The current stable version is Open Office 3.1.0 which was released on May 7, 2009. You can follow a bit complicated version of installing via package manager but we have a very simple to follow procedure just copy and paste the code given below in your terminal and enjoy the open office 3.1.0

Paste the following in terminal to Install OpenOffice 3.1 on Ubuntu 9.04 :

echo -e ‘echo “#PPA openoffice-pkgs
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main” | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ppa.list
gpg –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv 247d1cff
gpg –export –armor 247d1cff | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo aptitude -y safe-upgrade
sudo aptitude -y dist-upgrade
‘ > ./oooupgrade.sh
sudo sh ./oooupgrade.sh && rm ./oooupgrade.sh

Gnome foundation just released the latest version of Gnome Desktop 2.26.GNOME Desktop is a popular, multi-platform desktop environment for your computer which is used by many operating System for Example Linux, Unix, BEOS , Solaris etc. GNOME’s focus is ease of use, stability, localization and accessibility support. GNOME is Free and Open Source Software and provides all of the common tools computer users expect of a modern computing environment, such as e-mail, groupware, web browsing, file management, multimedia, and games. Furthermore, GNOME provides a flexible and powerful platform for software developers, both on the desktop and in mobile applications.

The latest features in Gnome 2.26 are -

- Comprehensive New Disc Burning
- Simpler File Sharing
- Evolution Evolves its Migration from Windows
- Media Player Improvements
- Volume Control Integrated with PulseAudio
- Support for multiple monitors and projectors
- Almost Telepathic Communication
- Location Epiphany
- Fingerprint Reader Integration