On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 04:22:55 -0400 Lee Wiggers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:37:58 -0400 > "G. Roderick Singleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 17:03 -0400, Lee Wiggers wrote: > > > On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:57:05 -0400 > > > "G. Roderick Singleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Go to http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.2/index.html and get the setup > > > > guide. > > > > -- > > > > > > Okay...........I just installed parallel to 2.0 with > > > 2.0.2 > > > > > > I'm getting a headache. Where is 2.0.2 and what command > > > opens it or do I have to uninstall 2.0? > > > > > > What fun. > > > > > > > Please see page 38 of the guide. Read the note which says: > > Note: When you install the OpenOffice.org with the option /a > > then you have NO system integration. In other words, no start > > menu entries and no file associations are set. > > > > I suspect this is your problem. > > -- > > PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. > > OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead > > http://documentation.openoffice.org/ > Apparently it's not that simple. I did not use > option /a. > > I simply used: > > tar xvzf Ooo_2.0.2_LinuxIntel_install_wJRE.tar.gz > > then cd into the RPMS > directory, /OOB680_m5_native_packed-1_en-US.9011/RPMS > > and executed > > rpm -Uvh *rpm > > which should have given me the standard installation > in /opt > > I then cd'ed into the desktop-integration directory and > executed > > rpm -Uvh openoffice.org-mandriva-menus-2.0.2-3noarch.rpm > ------------------------------- > > According to the installation manual (which sucks in .pdf > because I can't cut and paste :)) that should add 2.0.2 > to my menus. > > Is it because I did not remove 2.0 first because the > commands are the same? > > I think I'll attempt to remove the whole lot and start > over with just 2.0.2. > > Are there any pitfalls there with preferences or hidden > files lurking around to be missed on the uninstall? > > TIA > > Lee > Before major surgery, I tried the file that started all of this. It was a .odt that would not open in 2.0 and was built by my wife on win2.0.2. It works for me now (with only font issues to resolve), so I assume that 2.0.2 is now installed functionally, although there certainly was no fanfare. The "About" still says 2.0 Enlightening comments please.......Or the other kind. :) TIA Lee --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
