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From: Spam on 10 May 2010 11:31 On Fri, 7 May 2010, XPR wrote: > Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 09:08:45 -0700 (PDT) > From: XPR <wisynoil(a)gmail.com> > Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc > Subject: Installing Open Office / Perl updating > > So I'm a newbie to FreeBSD, we all have to start somewhere. I'm > trying to install Open Office into KDE. I got a link via: > http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=11580 to an OO package. > However it fails out when trying to install. The first item is Perl, > of which it wants a newer version installed. This is where my issue > is. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to update Perl. I > can't use pkg_delete to remove the older Perl because stuff is linked > to it. > You might be happy trying out the PC-BSD fork of FreeBSD. Based upon FreeBSD 8.x currently, it supports a KDE desktop, and features a push-button-installer which includes OpenOffice as a simple installation candidate. Additional features include flash support, and a pretty good multi-media experience right out of the box -- at least as far as web browsing/flash is concerned. Still a couple of rough edges, but this project is fast heading towards a very useable desktop based upon FreeBSD, and will very possibly be replacing Ubuntu on my notebook in the near future. The only reason for Ubuntu (I'm an avowed FreeBSD user) is to support the devices (Wifi/audio/video) on my notebook ... and their update/upgrade tool is *VERY* good. I recently did 4 Ubuntu upgrades to 10.04 (2 desktops and 2 notebooks) with no problems ... and I've yet to perform a binary upgrade of a FreeBSD system without clobbering something. Still, I'd much sooner run a FreeBSD based desktop/notebook than *ANY* linux distro, and PC-BSD is (as of the 8.x release) a viable candidate for a newbie (IMHO) just starting out with FreeBSD ... particularly considering your needs (KDE/OpenOffice) ... HTH, Cheers, Rob Sciuk
From: Patrick Scheible on 10 May 2010 12:03 fdgfdsgsdfgdfsg <sdfgsdgsdfg(a)kdsfhgdsahgdsahgfd.tld> writes: > John Levine said the following on 2010-05-09 00:10: > >>> I've installed it from packages in the past. As it happens, last > >>> time I built it very soon after a new port appeared, so I wasn't > >>> expecting a pre- built package. > >> Pray tell me, where are the packages for OOo ? I couldn't find them > >> there : > > > > For some reason they're here: > > > > ftp://ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/OpenOffice.org/FreeBSD/ > > > > I agree that they're not as up to date as you might hope if your laptop > > isn't an amd64. > > > > And for i386 they are here, if you run FreeBSD 8 > > http://ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/OpenOffice.org/FreeBSD/packages-8-i386/ So why aren't they in the standard FreeBSD packages web site? -- Patrick
From: mechanic on 10 May 2010 12:11 On 8 May 2010 15:51:01 GMT, Bob Eager wrote: > On Sat, 08 May 2010 12:07:48 +0100, mechanic wrote: > >> On 7 May 2010 20:11:32 GMT, Bob Eager wrote: >> >>> the make phase will take hours....and ensure you have lots of swap >>> space, at least 5GB, and lots of spare disk space (20GB to be safe), on >>> /usr >> >> LOL! And they wonder why BSD isn't popular as a stand-alone desktop for >> single users! > > Are you telling me that it WON'T take hours, and lots of swap space, to > build OpenOffice on (say) Ubuntu? Because if you are, you're a liar. Of course it doesn't! I just download and install a package! makefiles are so 20thC.! -- mechanic
From: mechanic on 10 May 2010 12:16 On 9 May 2010 22:23:09 GMT, Indi wrote: > On 2010-05-09, Michel Talon <talon(a)lpthe.jussieu.fr> wrote: > >> In general i consider all people who >> don't have the balls to post under their real name are cranks and don't >> merit any answer. >> > > And yes, as a woman I don't have "balls". LOL! -- mechanic
From: Indi on 10 May 2010 12:23
On 2010-05-10, Michel Talon <talon(a)lpthe.jussieu.fr> wrote: > Indi <indi(a)satcidananda.16x108.merseine.nu> wrote: >> On 2010-05-09, Michel Talon <talon(a)lpthe.jussieu.fr> wrote: >> >> > In general i consider all people who >> > don't have the balls to post under their real name are cranks and don't >> > merit any answer. >> > >> >> And yes, as a woman I don't have "balls". >> > > Then i present you my excuses for this incorrect language. > Sincerely sorry. > >> > I was not offended by it, merely amused. :) -- Caveat utilitor, indi |