Dave Barton wrote at 17:48 on 21 Jul: > On Fri, 2006-07-21 at 12:41 -0700, James E. Lang wrote: > > Dave Barton wrote at 22:46 on 21 Jul 2006: > > > > > ... Victor's issue was related to the Linux installation of OOo. Since the > > > introduction of OOo version 2.0 the installation procedure for Linux is > > > very > > > different to that for Windows. The situation for Linux users is further > > > complicated by the different Linux distributors (eg.SuSE, Ubuntu, etc.) > > > including modified versions of OOo in their distributions, which in some > > > cases do not (by default) install to the same file system locations as the > > > "official" version. > > > > > > > I, too, am a SuSE user. Do you have an answer for Victor's question? I want > > to > > upgrade from OOo 2.0 Novell Edition build 2.0.0.1 as released as a part of > > SuSE > > 9.3 to the standard OOo version 2.0.3. What do I do in order to avoid the > > mishmash that Victor reports? > > I have already answered Victor's question. Namely, uninstall the Novell > edition first.
Yes, After I posted my message I found a second thread that contained those answers. > > Should I completely uninstall the "Novell Edition" and then install version > > 2.0.3? > > Yes. > > > If so, what problems will that likely create for me when I later replace > > SuSE 9.3 with SuSE to 10.1? > > As far as OOo is concerned, I doubt that you will have any major > problems. > > Regarding the change from 9.3 to 10.1, my recommendation would be to > wait for 10.2, but that's another story for another list. > Arguably, it is better to do a clean install, rather than attempt an > update from 9.x to 10.x. Some folks have succeeded, many have > experienced considerable problems. Check the SuSE list archives > http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/ Wow! All that spam! Wading through it I did find some postings that give me reason to think a second time. I just wish I had not spent the money for 10.1 but better to leave the money "wasted" than to try to make use of the DVD and find that I have trash. I bought it because the download version is incomplete. They say it is because a dual layer DVD is needed to hold everything. Have they not heard that DVDs are cheap and that a two DVD download would solve that problem? Sorry about the off topic rant. > > Will the very process of uninstalling lose any of my data files (I > > doubt it) or OOo settings (I suspect this could be a problem)? > > No your data files are safe. Your global settings will probably be lost, > but most of your personal settings should be OK, or least recoverable. > > > If so, what do I need to save before I uninstall? > > I would backup your home OOo directory and any special global > configurations you have changed (eg. dictionaries in > "/openoffice.org2.0/share/dict/ooo". I can't be more specific, because I > don't know what customisation you have done. "home OOo directory" Do you mean .ooo-2.0-pre or is there some other directory that you mean? As for /openoffice.org2.0/share/... I have no directory at the root level named openoffice.org2.0 though I do find a subdirectory with that name under /opt I suppose that means that I already have a corrupted version. I think that I did try to install 2.0.2 some time back and since it did not appear to "take" I assumed that I had made a mistake in installing it and gave up. Now that I see this thread I know better what is going on. Ugh! I've done no customization that required any significant technical knowledge. As for dictionaries, I've done nothing. > > Should these files be restored to their original directories after > > installing version 2.0.3? > > No, this is the main problem with the Novell/SuSE edition, they install > OOo under /usr, whereas the "official" edition is installed under /opt. > With the exception of your home OOo directory, the original directories > will no longer exist, or at least not contain anything useful. > > > What else am I, as an untrained user, in need of knowing? > > Nothing really. It may seem like a potential horror story, but in > reality it's fairly easy to get OOo set up and working the way you want > it. [OT] I suppose the problems I've been having with Wine also result from SuSE doing something non-standard. Around the start of the year there was a security flap regarding WMF. SuSE "fixed" it for Wine by supplying a year old version which they still insist on pushing down my throat even though I downloaded the official fix for the problem from Winehq.org some six months ago. [/OT] -- Jim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
