On Thu, 2005-07-21 at 12:32 +0200, Weiers Coetser wrote: > Jonathan Kaye wrote: > > >The number at the end is the build number. I guess you downloaded > >1.9.118 so the folder is: /opt/openoffice.org1.9.118 > > > > > >>like that. It is here that I got stuck. I am told tha the pkgchk > >>programe is deprecated and that I should use upkg or something like that. > >> > >> > >> > >That's not a problem it still finishes successfully. > >Don't bother with these > > # /opt/openoffice1.9.118/program/configimport --spool (you get success > >msgs) > > # /opt/openoffice1.9.118/program/update-mime-data "openoffice1.9" > >Have you edited the share/config/javavendors.xml file as per directions? > > > > > > > I did that and the pkgchk --shared worked without any error messages. > > >>I tried to run the soffice.bin under the openoffice.org.../program/ > >>directory, but either I am typing in the wrong command, or the computer > >>is not recognising it as a programme yet. > >> > >> > >> > >You really need to follow the instructions. You run > >soffice and not soffice.bin > > > > > Granted... but if I followed all the instruction I would not have come > as far as I came. Ubunut does not accept su - only sudo. Also my > directory names were quite different from the one in the instructions > .. but yes, I should have known there is a difference between soffice > and soffice.bin > > >You can do it two ways. > >cd into the /opt/openoffice.org1.9.118/program/ folder and then run (as > >user not root) > >./soffice > >or from anywhere run > >/opt/openoffice.org1.9.118/program/soffice > > > > > I've now tried both of these and I get the same response: "permission > denied". I even tried it in the root terminal and I still get > "permission denied) > > I sense I am close to the solution here. > > Thanks once again for your patience.
Have you checked the 2.0 Setup Guide at http://documentation.openoffice.org/setup_guide2/2.x/en/SETUP_GUIDE_draft.pdf I recall Unbuntu installation information being there. -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
