On Mon, 22 May 2006 14:10:58 +0200 Duncan Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Monday, 22 May 2006 13:53, Lee Wiggers wrote: > > I installed openoffice 2 to keep ahead of my Admin Ass't > > who is using the new db in winxp. I found and installed > > the .rpm from cooker, but cannot find the executable. > > > > Help! > > > > TIA > > > > Lee > > > Open a shell window, and type: > > ls /usr/bin/oo* > > You will see the funny names that the oo2 binaries have been given. A useful > exercise would be to set up symbolic links to "better" names. The version I > am using claims to be 2.01, but the binaries are all named "something1.9", > like "ooffice1.9","oowriter1.9", etc. > > All you need to do is (as root), type the following: > > ln -s /usr/bin/ooffice1.9 /usr/bin/ooffice > ln -s /usr/bin/oowriter1.9 /usr/bin/oowriter > > and so on... > > I should like to know why version 2.x is named 1.9. > > cheers > Duncan > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? > Go to http://store.mandriva.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com > ____________________________________________________ > Okay, they're all in usr/bin but not executables. Do I now have to make each executable or did I miss a config step here somewhere? Lee ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
