On Tue, Oct 19, 1999 at 04:09:35PM +0100, Simon Norris wrote:
> Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but the applications you install will
> mainly depend on the Linux Kernel you're running. If your kernel is
> compatible, you should be relatively trouble free. See if you can find the
> install spec for Staroffice, particularly your version, it may need a
> particular X type aswell.
>
> > Is it possible to install an app from one Linux package into another? I
> > have a SuSE 6.2 with StarOffice (among others) and I would like to be able
> > to install it in Mandrake. If this can be done, how so? I have Mandrake
> > 6.1 CD-ROM only, not the commercial distribution. When I've tried to
> > install SuSE, the options are there to install the applications. How would
> > I install these under Mandrake? and.... Would the StarOffice distributed
> > with the commercial SuSE 6.2 only work with SuSE 6.2 (another words, is it
> > licenced for use only with SuSE)?
Actually, it's not so much kernel version that will give you trouble with
applications, it's libraries.
In the case of the SuSE 6.2 StarOffice, you'll probably be okay installing
it into your Mandrake system. SuSE also uses RPM, so if it doesn't work
correctly, you can easily and cleanly rip it back out.
--
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
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