On Tue, 14 Feb 2006, Andreas Bihlmaier wrote: > From: Andreas Bihlmaier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: misc@openbsd.org > Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 07:14:10 +0100 > Subject: Re: OpenBSD for a desktop environment ?
... > Only think to remember is the lack of OpenOffice in (native) > OpenBSD. Sure there is "gnumeric" and "abiword" as well as > "koffice", but I think it is not an adequate replacement for OO. There was some discussion about this on the list some time ago. Apparently the Linux version works OK in compatability mode. I installed this version on my i386 OpenBSD machine. I haven't used it -- other than to verify soffice fires up -- so I can't say how well it works. I followed the instructions from a web page that seems to have vanished. So here's the steps I took. You'll obviously need the Redhat libraries (/usr/ports/emulators/redhat) installed. And have: kern.emul.linux=1 set in /etc/sysctl.conf. Touched /emul/linux/etc/mnttab to create it as an empty file. Added: # # For OpenOffice in Linux compatability mode. /proc /proc procfs rw,linux 0 0 to /etc/fstab. Created and mounted /proc. Created the directory OOo_2.0.0, untarred OOo_2.0.0_LinuxIntel_install.tar.gz in this directory to create all the RPMs. Created /opt as a soft link to /usr/local. Installed the software by typing: /emul/linux/bin/rpm --nodeps --ignoreos --ignorearch -ivh *.rpm Programs are installed in /opt/openoffice.org2.0/program/s*. For instance the text editor is /opt/openoffice.org2.0/program/swriter and the main app is /opt/openoffice.org2.0/program/soffice. The web page then said: If programs don't start and if you have a Java virtual machine, temporarily disable it (chmod 0 /usr/local/jdk*), then start OpenOffice. You can then re-enable Java (chmod 755 /usr/local/jdk*) and keep it that way. but I'm not running with a Java virtual machine so it's not a problem I've experienced. -- Dennis Davis, BUCS, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +44 1225 386101
