The following procedure worked when installed on Lubuntu 14.10
http://linuxg.net/how-to-install-openoffice-4-1-1-on-ubuntu-14-10-ubuntu-14-04-ubuntu-12-04-debian-8-debian-7-and-derivatives/
How to install Apache OpenOffice 4.1.1 on 32 bit Ubuntu, Debian and derivatives:
First, you have to remove the already installed versions of either openoffice and libreoffice:
$ sudo apt-get remove libreoffice* openoffice*
$ sudo apt-get autoremove
Next, we will download openoffice, extract the archive and install the deb packages:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/4.1.1/binaries/en-GB/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.1_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-GB.tar.gz
$ tar -xzvf Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.1_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-GB.tar.gz
$ cd en-GB/DEBS
$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb
$ cd desktop-integration
$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb
How to install Apache OpenOffice 4.1.1 on 64 bit Ubuntu, Debian and derivatives:
First, you have to remove the already installed versions of either openoffice and libreoffice:
$ sudo apt-get remove libreoffice* openoffice*
$ sudo apt-get autoremove
Next, we will download openoffice, extract the archive and install the deb packages:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/4.1.1/binaries/en-GB/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.1_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-GB.tar.gz
$ tar -xzvf Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.1_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-GB.tar.gz
$ cd en-GB/DEBS
$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb
$ cd desktop-integration
$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb
Optional to remove Apache OpenOffice 4.1.1 on either 32 bit or 64 bit Ubuntu/Debian and derivatives, do
$ sudo apt-get remove openoffice*