Peter: Take a look at the Mac Porting Install X11 web site too...
http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/faq/installing/X11.html James McKenzie -----Original Message----- >From: Peter J Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Oct 17, 2006 2:24 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [users] <kein Betreff> > >Lots of good replies earlier in the forum, including step by step >(thanks to [EMAIL PROTECTED]): > >First, X11 for Mac OS X 10.4 came with the operating system but is >not installed by default as not all Mac OS X users will need it to >run UNIX programs. >Second, you need to have access to your installation media set (DVD >disks). >Third, you will need to remove X11 from your computer. This requires >logging in as an administrative user. This cannot be done as an >regular user with no administrative rights to the system. I am >making the assumption that you have not enabled the superuser, root >on your system. >Fourth. Go to the Applications -> Utliities folder and drag the X11 >item to the trash. >Fifth. Go to the MacIntosh HD item on the desktop and open it. >Click on the Library folder and then Receipts. Drag the X11user.pkg >item to the trash. >Sixth. Insert your Installation disk into the optical drive. Wait >until the installation screen appears. Scroll down until the >Optional Packages item appears. Click on this to open it. You >should see a screen with installable packages. Click on the X11user >package (X11user.pkg) item ONLY. There is another package X11SDK, >but this is not needed to use OpenOffice.org. Wait for the >installation to complete before doing ANYTHING ELSE with your Mac. >This should take approximately five to ten minutes depending on the >speed of your Mac and how full the hard drive is. >Seven. Close the installation window and any other windows you >opened for the installation. Eject the installation disk and put it >in a safe place. >Eight. Downaload OpenOffice.org a second time. Please make sure >that you download the Intel version and not the Power PC version. >Nine. Click on the downloaded file. This will verify the file and >open a new folder. Drag the OpenOffice.org 2.0 item to the >Applications folder and drop it there. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RUN >OPENOFFICE.ORG FROM THE DOWNLOADED FILE. You should see a "Do you >want to use the System fonts" dialog. > >Perhaps it would be worth adding this to the Apple Download site in >large letters as it comes up so frequently on the forum? Guilty >myself, took a little while to find and install! A key point is that >X11 is on the install disc for Tiger / 10.4, and on the wbsite for >Panther / 10.3. > >or (thanks to [EMAIL PROTECTED]): >Here is the problem: Apple does not install the X11 windowing system >that is needed by OpenOffice.org 2.0.4. You have to install it. >How: This is described in great detail on the Mac OS X porting web >site. I will summarize here: >1. Find your Tiger installation/upgrade diskset. >2. Place the installation DVD into your optical drive. >3. Wait for the upgrade installation screen to show. You can also >install optional packages using this disk. Select this. >4. Navigate until you see the X11 User Package (X11user.pkg). >Select this package and ONLY this package. >5. Accept the license if required. This will start the installation >process. This can take quite some time if you have a slow processor >(which I doubt) and if your hard drive is nearly full. >6. Once the installation complete window appears, click close and >then eject the installation disk. Place the installation disk in a >safe place (preferably where you found it.) >7. Attempt to use OpenOffice.org. You should be greeted with a >dialog asking if you want to use the fonts installed on your Powerbook. > >There is a native version of OpenOffice.org in progress which will >eliminate the need to install the X11 windowing system. > >Peter > >On 17 Oct 2006, at 21:22, arnold huzen wrote: > >> This is a returning question about OO on Mac on this mailinglist. >> What I know of it is that you need to install the X11 from the CD >> that came with your Mac. The one on the Apple-site is for an >> earlier OS. >> >> Maybe one of the Mac-users on the list can add something usefull to >> my answer? >> >> Arnold Huzen >> >> >> Simon Ruf schreef: >>> To whom it may concern. >>> I have a question concerning OpenOffice for MAcOSX 10.4. I've >>> downloaded your programm and tried to install it but I was told to >>> install Apple X11 first. I did so nevertheless my system already >>> had a programm like X11 but later. >>> When I retried installing OO it still said I need to install X11. >>> What does it take for me to install OO on my intelmac? >>> Thanks a lot for your help! >>> Simon Ruf >>> _____________________________________________________________________ >>> Der WEB.DE SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! >>> http://smartsurfer.web.de/?mc=100071&distributionid=000000000066 >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
