If this were not freely distributable software I would agree, but because it is:
Google 'openoffice deb' for sites that offer deb packaged openoffice. For a tgz version of OOv2.0.1 there is: http://www.linuxpackages.net/pkg_details.php?id=7951 Ross On Sat, 2006-02-04 at 16:10 -0600, Arctic Fidelity wrote: > On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 15:24:40 -0600, G. Roderick Singleton > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sat, 2006-02-04 at 11:19 -0800, Paul Duncan wrote: > > > >> I've joined the mailing list seeking answers :-) > >> > >> I was able to easily use V1.1.4 and 1.1.5 on both > >> Linux and Windows, but I can only use V2.0.1 on > >> Windows. Can anyone tell me why the Linux packaging > >> was changed to such an unfriendly format? > >> > >> There is an independently built slackware version > >> available, but I've not managed to get to work on a > >> stock Slackware 10.2 system. In desperation I'm > >> currently downloading the source code to have a go at > >> building it myself. Has anyone on the users list done > >> this, and are there any pitfalls to watch out for? > > > > There are Slackware instructions in the Setup Guide link on > > http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.1/ which is the page you land on when > > you Click the Download graphic on the main www.openoffice.org page. You > > may want to check if you have rpm2tgz available and if not install it. > > I realize that this is possibly something of a personal preference, but I > would just like to put my vote in saying how much I really dislike when a > program's binaries are distributed only in RPM format. I dislike the > rpm2tgz utility, and the whole process of having to convert an rpm to a > tgz. I would really prefer it if binary distributors would be kind enough > to non-rpm distributions and provide, for example, tgz and deb packages as > well as rpm formats. From what I understand, the work is not that hard, > and I believe that the overall ease and benefits of flexibility and choice > for the end-user is well worth it. > > Just my little two cents here. I guess you could say it's a bit of a > non-technical petpeeve of mine. > > - Arctic > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
