Anybody using OpenOffice 2.04 (Linux) under Xandros?
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From: the wharf rat on 28 Jan 2010 14:53 In article <hjshvu$9qo$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: > >sudo dpkg -i OOdeb.tar.gz Try tar xvzf OOdeb.tar.gz Then install the .deb file it writes.
From: BillW50 on 28 Jan 2010 15:37 In news:hjspvh$rn1$1(a)reader1.panix.com, the wharf rat typed on Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:53:21 +0000 (UTC): > In article <hjshvu$9qo$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: >> >> sudo dpkg -i OOdeb.tar.gz > > Try > > tar xvzf OOdeb.tar.gz > > Then install the .deb file it writes. That unpacks them. But double clicking on the file in the File Manager does the same thing. Just like double clicking on a ZIP file in Windows. And I can drag them wherever I want. Although there is one folder with three folders inside of it and one script file called update. This is the script I tried to run. One of the folders is called DEBS and has 49 DEB files in there. And one subfolder with another DEB file in there. So what you are saying is that I have to "sudo dpkg -i" all 50 of them? That would take a day and half to do them all. And do they have to use like 50 characters per DEB file? If so, this is insane! -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Windows XP SP3
From: the wharf rat on 28 Jan 2010 16:16 In article <hjsst1$gl3$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: > >So what you are saying is that I have to "sudo dpkg -i" all 50 of them? From the FM: 1. Remove all the packages from the installed version Go to Synaptic or your package manager and mark all the openoffice.org packages installed to be removed (there is the string ubuntu in their version number). This is mandatory for your first upgrade of the distro delivered OOo version, no need to do that for the following upgrades. 2. Download the tarball (.tar.gz file) from the official OOo web site 3. Extract the tarball in your home directory (or any other directory you want) tar -vxzf filename You should see a new folder, say OOo_inst_folder. Example (for 2.4.0): OOo_inst_folder = OOH680_m12_native_packed-1_en-US.9286 4. Install the created .debs cd OOo_inst_folder/DEBS sudo dpkg -i *.deb 5. Update the Applications menu Go to the desktop integration subfolder. cd desktop-integration Run again the previous installation command. sudo dpkg -i *.deb
From: BillW50 on 28 Jan 2010 17:38 In news:hjsurv$jvi$1(a)reader1.panix.com, the wharf rat typed on Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:16:47 +0000 (UTC): > In article <hjsst1$gl3$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: >> >> So what you are saying is that I have to "sudo dpkg -i" all 50 of >> them? > > From the FM: Where did you find the friggin manual? > 1. Remove all the packages from the installed version > Go to Synaptic or your package manager and mark all the > openoffice.org packages installed to be removed (there is the string > ubuntu in their version number). This is mandatory for your first > upgrade of the distro delivered OOo version, no need to do that for > the following upgrades. Big problem right here! The distro that comes with the EeePC prevents the user from uninstalling anything pre-installed. You can only remove what you have added. The OpenOffice readme says that it is usually best to remove the pre-installed OpenOffice. But it also states that in some cases (hopefully like mine) that you can have both installed. > 2. Download the tarball (.tar.gz file) from the official OOo web site > > 3. Extract the tarball in your home directory (or any other directory > you want) > > tar -vxzf filename > > You should see a new folder, say OOo_inst_folder. > Example (for 2.4.0): OOo_inst_folder = > OOH680_m12_native_packed-1_en-US.9286 I already have the "OOo_3.1.1_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz" file. And these are called tarball file(s)? And I have no problem unpacking them. > 4. Install the created .debs > > cd OOo_inst_folder/DEBS > sudo dpkg -i *.deb This is the piece I was looking for. As that is what makes this all much easier and saves me a day and a half from doing them individually. > 5. Update the Applications menu > Go to the desktop integration subfolder. > > cd desktop-integration > > > Run again the previous installation command. > > sudo dpkg -i *.deb Okay that adds it to the full desktop that Asus calls Advanced mode. One has to do some editing to get the machine to boot there. And if I use Easy Mode (a tabbed desktop), I will need to find how to add it there. Or I should be able to launch it from the terminal window, right? -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Windows XP SP3
From: the wharf rat on 28 Jan 2010 18:47
In article <hjt3lt$g2g$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: > >Where did you find the friggin manual? > I googled "install openoffice linux" > >Big problem right here! The distro that comes with the EeePC prevents >the user from uninstalling anything pre-installed. You can only remove >what you have added. You can install to a non-default directory and have both, or you can install a better Linux distribution on the PC. >Or I should be able to launch it from the terminal window, right? do all these steps from shell. |