On Fri, 2005-06-24 at 00:55 -0400, Daniel Carrera wrote: > Jonathon Coombes wrote: > > > I think he is complaining that the standard mirrors list the Linux > > install as only being RPM packages for the developers versions. > > If he looked on some of the other developers site he would find that > > he could get .tar.gz, .zip, .deb etc as well. They just need to > > look either on the list, or on the main site to see where the > > packages are available. > > Where can you get .tar.gz or .zip files? I'd love to find out. I know > where to grab .deb files, but not because it's clear from the website. I > can't imagine how anyone could find the .deb files from the website. > Even knowing that the page exists and where it is, I can't device a > route that would take anyone from the front page to the .deb files. > > http://download.openoffice.org/2.0beta/instructions.html#other_linux > > And that's just the .deb files. > > Where do you find the .tar.gz archive?
OK. The .zip may only be available for the current MS Windows version having a quick look, but the .tar.gz is definately available on the Ximian developers site. I did not say it was easy to find some of these packages, just that it was possible to find the packages if they looked at other developer sites. Remember, we are talking about a product that is still in beta :) Regards Jonathon -- OOo Tips (RSS) - http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au/tips.rss OOo Knowledgebase - http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au/ Cybersite Consulting - http://www.cybersite.com.au/ Training4Linux - http://www.training4linux.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
