On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:31:32 +1100 Terry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Keith Bates wrote: > > I know this one is really absurd but... > > > > I have installed Open Office 2.1. I previously had 2.0.4. > > > > This is linux so don't anybody jump in with a windows answer here. > > > > I'm running debian (testing) which doesn't normally use rpm so I > > used alien to transfer the rpms to deb packages. Then I used "dpkg > > -i *.deb" to install the packages. > > > > All seems fine in that a directory called /opt/openoffice.org2.1 > > appeared as expected. > > > > The problem is I can't start open office 2.1 > > > > The installer ate my Gnome menu links and didn't replace them with > > new ones. > > > > I have tried everything I can think of in the terminal... including > > ooffice, soffice, swriter, ooffice2.1, openoffice, openoffice2.1 > > > > The best I can get from anything is to start 2.0.4 > > > > I have also tried running the executable scripts in the programs > > sub-directory. > > > > I have checked the md5sum and it is correct. There didn't appear to > > be any problems in the output from either alien or dpkg. > > > > Any ideas? > > You may have come up against the link problem mentioned here: > > http://qa.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=7315 > > Your old links may not have been replaced. > >
That's good, but what should they be pointing to? I've tried running the scripts in the /opt/openoffice.org2.1/programs/ directory to no avail. Update: After writing the last sentence I tried again. I'm not sure what I did differently but running this works: /opt/openoffice.org2.1/programs/soffice.bin Maybe I was half asleep when I was trying last night! I'm sure I gave that one a go. Anyway it's up and running now so thanks! -- God bless you, Keith Bates 4 Mooloobar St Narrabri NSW 2390 Phone: 02 67924890 Fax: 02 67925418 www.new-life.org.au If you don't have a reason to live JESUS IS THE ANSWER! Ask him into your life today... He really does make a difference. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
