Can't update or install

Posted this under hardware, should probably be here instead since it's more of a software install/update question.
I have a 2.4ghz intel core 2 duo imac with 1gb of 800mhz ddr ram
Currently I have osx 10.5.5
Over the past few months I've been unable to update my software - I click on 'Install' and it thinks about it, then the 'Install' button unshades itself and nothing happens.
I've been trying to use the mac version of openoffice, but have been having real difficulties with lots of crashing etc. I decided to give the iWork trial a go, but it requires me to update osx - but as I described above, I can't update it without running a software update.
I have now downloaded the latest update direct from the apple website and I loaded the dmg successfully and it ran. When I get to the point in the installation where I select the folder and click install I get nada - nothing.
Scratching my head here - I've got no idea what else to try!
Note: I do have little snitch installed, though I've checked the updates have free access and have even disabled it in the hope it was just unable to access the net or something.
I have tried a full shutdown, unplug and wait ten mins as well as a verify disk & repair permissions.
Nothing seems to work!

tim_n wrote:
I have now downloaded the latest update direct from the apple website and I loaded the dmg successfully and it ran. When I get to the point in the installation where I select the folder and click install I get nada - nothing.
What happens when you select the update package file in the folder in the mounted disk image & right (or control) click on it in the Finder? Do you get an "Open with... " option in the contextual popup menu, & if so, what app does it list as the default? If it does not say "Installer" then this app may somehow be missing, damaged, or relocated; or have incorrect permissions.
The app should be at path /System/Library/CoreServices/Installer.app. If it is there, try double-clicking on it directly to see if it will launch. (It should just present a standard Open window. You can cancel that & quit the app since for this test we just want to see if it can launch.)
Its permissions (from the 'Get Info' window) should include system as owner with read & write permissions. If not, run Disk Utility's Repair Permissions routine. (You may want to run this routine anyway just to be on the safe side, but it will take several minutes to complete.)

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