On Fri, 2009-08-07 at 21:29 -0400, Drew Jensen wrote: > Keith Bates wrote: > > On Fri, 2009-08-07 at 09:51 -0400, Web Kracked wrote: > > > > > >> I just installed Ubuntu 9.04 on one of my machines. > >> > >> Is there any thing I should know about dealing with > >> the Ubuntu version of OOo? > >> > >> I want to start setting it up with all the extensions > >> I have on my Vista laptop, and such. > >> > >> This is my first step to converting all but one machine to Linux. > >> Next will be an HP Athlon64 laptop that is running 32-bit XP/pro > >> that will be given a 64-bit OS so I can number crunch BOINC > >> projects faster. Also that will be my default Linux machine. > >> > >> This Vista one will go to Win7 when it comes out, and working properly. > >> > >> But now I need all the help with Ubuntu 9 and OOo on Linux as I can get. > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >> > >> > > > > > > > > I'm coming in late due to time zones- most of the discussion happened > > while I was asleep. > > > > There is another problem with the Ubuntu version- Base does not work. > > >From memory the problem was something fairly major, something like not > > allowing you to open any database. > > > > If you don't intend to use Base that wouldn't be a problem, but it was > > for me so I switched to normal OO. > > > > Hello keith, et al > > (caveat - doing this from memory so don't slam me if I get something a > little wrong, just correct the list..OK) > > The version of OO.o that is supplied from the Ubuntu repositories is > based on the Go-OO project files. > This will mean a number of core feature changes, you can find > information on these changes at http://go-oo.org/discover/ > > Ubuntu then includes a certain sub-set of OO.o extensions in their > repository - Report Builder, PDF Import, Wiki Publisher, Presenter > Console - I think that's it. (They are not installed by default but are > there in the package manager ready to go) > > Ubuntu also includes Gnome and KDE desktop integration as part of their > package, slightly different then vanilla OO.o, but nothing that you > could not do for yourself with the vanilla install set. They disperse > the different modules on the menu system for instance - placing Draw > under 'Grahpics' instead of 'Office'..go figure *smile* > > Then there is Base... > by default Ubuntu does not 'install' Base, all the files are in the > repository but you must use synaptic package manager to add it in > yourself. In vanilla OO.o not installing Base causes certain features in > other modules to become un-functional (is that a word) but Ubuntu > changes the code so that this is not the case..IIRCC. > > Then there is Java... > Ubuntu (or perhaps Debian..don't know for sure..don't really care, as I > think this has been ironed out now) had some folks with an idealogical > problem with Java from Sun..so they setup OO.o to use gjc instead. For > most things in OO.o that use java (some wizards in Writer for instance) > this works, but Base made use of functions that just plain broke under > gcj. (this was really more of a problem pre-Jaunty 9.04) > > What that means for Base is simply this - before installing the Base > module you must also install a Java that Base can work with - OpenJDK > seems to work just fine, getting the JRE -or- JDK from Sun works also > (duh!). Then you must use the Options dialog in OO.o to tell it to use > the JRE -or- JDK you installed and not the support files setup from > Ubuntu. Once you do that it works well, as will the Report Builder built > by Ubuntu. > > The only other consideration really is that the Ubuntu builds tend to > lag the official OO.o release by a bit. > > If you are new to Linux I would suggest sticking with the version > supplied and getting use to working with the package updater and > synaptic. It is what I have done for the folks I've moved from Windows > to Ubuntu and they seem to be happy (well all but one...there is always > one LOL). If you need Base just be sure to get some other java package > first. Hopefully Ubuntu will switch over to OpenJDK by default in the > next OS release and the problem will be resolved, IMO. > > Drew > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >
For me the easy fix was to just install "vanilla" OOo, which is also in the synaptic repositories. It's just a matter of de-selecting one bunch of packages and selecting the other. I wasn't aware of the Base vs java issues, but I think I already had a couple of flavours of that installed! -- God bless you, Keith Bates www.new-life.org.au If you don't have a reason to live JESUS IS THE ANSWER! Ask him into your life today... He really does make a difference
