Hi Jean,
Jean Hollis Weber skrev:
Per Eriksson wrote:
Hey, I just got an idea. Maybe we should stop being old fashioned and
show the user how to unpack and install using the graphical side of
the operating system? I bet 90% of all the users have a graphical
environment even if they like to code...
I propose to change these to something like "how to unpack using a
preinstalled unpack utility" in your favourite window manager. It
would focus on GNOME, with a small note about that the method is very
similar on most modern Linux desktops.
I suggest including both methods, graphical and command-line, with
graphical first. Also, perhaps we should mention that many (most?)
Linux distros come with OOo installed, so these instructions apply
only if people want to install a more recent version.
Also, I'm still unclear about what I need to do if I want to replace
the version of OOo that came with my distro with a more recent
version. (I know how to run the two in parallel.) To replace, do I
need to uninstall the distro version of OOo first? I have seen these
instructions somewhere, but I think they should either be in the
document you are revising, or be linked to it.
Yes you have to uninstall the preinstalled version through the package
manager. As you say our is installed in /opt, and the distro's version
is installed somewhere else.
This is the simplified version of the instructions and only cover the
most basic setup in HTML format for easy viewing. All the details are
currently in the Setup Guide. But this is actually a prereq for the user
as I see it, knowing how to uninstall software for your platform.
Starting and using our Java Installer is the stuff that we need to
document. I think adding a note about it would be a good idea:
Note: Most Linux distributions come with a preinstalled version of
OpenOffice.org. To uninstall it prior to this installation, see your
package manager's manual for details.
Best
Per
Per
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