John McCreesh wrote:
Seb Payne has posted a script to install the 'official' OOo 2.0 binaries (.rpms) under Ubuntu (Debian) at http://www.evolutioncolt.com/mainweb/?q=node/11.
Good lord, no. Debian-based systems should use .deb packages. First, using an RPM on Debian mises much of the point of using a Debian system, by using a different package manager. You lose the benefit of the apt database, and clean uninstalls and updates. Not to mention that a script won't be as reliable as the .deb packages made by the Debian developers.
The advantage of using this approach rather than wait for .debs is that you know you are getting the 'official' product, rather than one that has (e.g.) had Java support removed on philosophical grounds.
Have you been follwing the Java issue? Java components in OOo will be compiled with GCJ. And what do you mean by removing Java? I have OOo 1.9.106 in front of me, installed from the .debs, and I see the Java functionality right there.
On the subject of "official", what's official about this script? Has it been approved by the installation team? The .debs are far more official, as they are actually made by OOo developers in the installation team.
And as I said earlier, all this, to get a more fragile product. Cheers, Daniel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
