On 10/18/06 4:48 PM, "CPHennessy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Mon October 16 2006 18:25, + Charles Aronovitch wrote:
>>  [ MODERATED ] ***********************
>>    I am unable to open  OpenOffice. I get the following message:"
>> OpenOffice.org cannot be started because X11 is not installed. Please
>> install Apple x11 first."
>> 
>> PowerBook G4 with 2 Gigs of RAM, system 10.4.8.
> 
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> On Mon October 16 2006 18:54, James Mckenzie wrote:
>> 
>> Your system sounds a great deal like mine.
>> 
>> 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.
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Thank you so much...it works just fine now!

Chuck

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