On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:06:48 -0700, Andy wrote: > Mark C. Miller wrote: >> I'm a school teacher and would like to make copies of OOo available to >> my students to install on their home computers. >> >> I downloaded the ISO for OOo (it's now only available in DVD form >> according to the webs site I linked through). >> >> I can't wrap my head around the next step. I want to create the install >> disk I would handout to my students. >> >> I'm using Ubuntu 9.04 >> >> Do I just copy the iso on to a DVD using disk burner and provide a copy >> of the ISO to the student? Or. Do I write to disk? Or. Maybe >> something I haven't even thought of? >> >> thanks in advance for answering yet another newbie question. >> >> > Mark, > > I am not sure how to do it on Ubunto as I use WinXP. But you can use > Inkscape to "burn image to disk". The ISO is a compressed copy of all > the files. Once you have the DVD copy the files needed, add the > documentation folder and extras to list, and burn those to a CD for the > students. If you were in the USA I would send you all the disk you > need. :( > > I am sure there are other ways to do this but this is how I do it for my > users.
Thanks for the information (I'm in Indiana by the way) -- sometimes there is too much info on the web on a subject. One site said copying the ISO was the way to go. "download.openoffice.org" says you need a DVD <quote> CD-ROM ISO Images As of the 3.0 release, the standard CD image has been merged into a single DVD image. It now contains the installers for Windows, Linux (in both .deb and RPM packages), DMG images for Macintosh (both Intel and PowerPC hardware), and Solaris packages for both x86 and SPARC platforms. The contents of the Extras CD have also been included <unquote> It seemed the ISO would cover both the Windows and few Mac users I have in my classrooms. I have no idea what the "extra CD" included; couldn't find anything on their site anywhere I looked. Based on this (and other) responses, it seems that all I have to do is burn the image to a disk and will have all the installers plus some extra stuff. thanks for all the help mcm -- Mark C. Miller --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
