Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > 2008/9/20 M Henri Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> 2008/9/20 Johnny Rosenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> Distro=Ubuntu 8.04 >>> OpenOffice.org, latest RC (downloaded today from the Openoffice.org >> site). >>> I unpacked, opened a virtual terminal, went to the directory with all the >>> debs, then did sudo dpkg -i *deb >>> It installed fine. >>> >>> I wanted to intall it alongside the 2.4.1 version, and when I click the >>> ordinary Office icon, for example the Calc icon, the old 2.4.1 starts. >>> That's fine, that's exactly what I want to happen, but how do I start the >>> new 3.0 RC? I just can't find it… and I don't even know where to start >>> looking. Tried "whereis" but I only found the 2.4.1 version. >>> >>> J.R. >> >> Johnny, do you see the suite (OOo 3.0 RC1) under «Program» → «Kontor» (I >> presume that you, like me, are running a Swedish version of Hardy, if not >> use the English equivalents) ? > > No, there are only the 2.4.1 icons, which not surprisingly starts the 2.4.1 > applications. > > >> If so, you can put the new icon (looks like a >> bouncing spring) on your panel by right-clicking it and then choosing «Lägg >> till den här programstartare på panelen». > > Well, the problem was that I couldn't it since I didn'ty know what to look > for, exactly. I know how to add things to whatever places I like, that's not > a problem for me since I have used Ubuntu for a bit more than a year now. > But you couldn't possibly know that, so it's ok… > > >> If not, run «locate soffice.bin» >> in a terminal and see what you get - presumably something like >> «/opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice.bin». > > No, I only got another location, which only lead me to the 2.4.1 once again. > However, I finally found it, thanks to you. > /opt/openoffice.org3.program/soffice.bin was exactly what I was looking for! > Strange that the locate command didn't mention that place…
It wouldn't unless you ran "updatedb" as root in konsole right after you installed 3.0 RC. This updates the database for locate, which cron runs every day. Fred -- "While addressing the [GOP convention], Sarah Palin criticized Barack Obama for not having enough 'specifics.' Obama was reportedly angry about the claim, but didn't say exactly why." -Conan O'Brien --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
