On Thu, 2005-05-26 at 10:52 +1000, Andrew Greig wrote:
> Hi ,
> 
> I have been using OOo for some time now, but the latest install of 
> OOo2.0Beta has me puzzled.  Why make /opt the default directory, why not 
> give me the option to install it in /usr/local where I have Acrobat and 
> Netscape and Mozilla and Gramps, etc.
> 
> Nothing ever goes in /opt, I have no idea why it should be retained, but 
> I am really miffed over this as my root directory (which includes /opt) 
> is not big enough to permit OOo2.0 to install there.  In previous 
> versions we could choose where we put it, so how can I alter the install 
> process to enable an install to /usr/local.
> 
> The alternative is to resize my /home partition and make an /opt 
> partition - bummer.

Interesting. This is why the documentation project is trying to put
together a setup guide for 2.0. I think Linux installs are covered
pretty well. Please see
http://documentation.openoffice.org/setup_guide2/index.html and see if
the method works for you.
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PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST.
OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead
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