John Lovely wrote: > Can anyone explain how to install OpenOffice 2.3 on Linux? (Ubuntu 6.10) > > OOO has had a "one-click installer" just like Windows forever but OOO > 2.3 is a disaster! > > So far, I've downloaded the OOo_2.3.0_LinuxIntel_en_US_deb.tar.gz > I've gunzipped it > I've done a tar -xvf on the resulting tarball > > And now I've got a whole pile of debs (about 30) and a Readme with no > installation instructions at all. > > Does anyone know how to install it from here? > > Am I supposed to dpkg all 30 debs, 1 by 1 or is ONE of the debs the MAIN > deb that will start the install? If so, which one? > > Whatever happened to the OOO install executables that made linux > installs as easy as windows? > >
I just opened a command shell in the directory where those .debs were and issued the command dpkg -i to install all packages in one shot. You have to do the same for the gnome package a level or two down. -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
