32 bits, Hagar. I am not a linux expert, but I am not a newbie either. There are small things here and there that I could solve in Mandriva and I cannot do the same in Kubuntu... Perhaps it is because Ubuntu was mainly gnome and their kde still lacks stability...
Hagar de l'Est wrote: > > Hmm, sorry, no ida at all. > Do you run a 64 or 32 bits ? > > Hagar > > Le 24.09.2007 21:17, aya a écrit : > >> Thank you Hagar. But I would not bother you guys if it was that easy. I >> did >> everything, and as I wrote in my post I purged ALL openoffice packages >> and I >> DID delete the openoffice dir in my home. And still no luck. >> >> >> >> Hagar de l'Est wrote: >>> Just to be sure, check that there is absolutely no more >>> "openoffice.org2..." package with the "ubuntu" string in the version >>> number. Even language pack or help files. >>> Then, try to rename or delete the OOo user profile (~/.openoffice.org2). >>> >>> Hagar >>> >>> >>> Le 24.09.2007 14:34, aya a écrit : >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I am on Kubuntu Feisty with all latest updates installed. I did follow >>>> this >>>> instruction precisely removing and purging all files that came with >>>> distribution. I tried to install openoffice 2.3 from the openoffice >>>> website. >>>> I tried both DEB version and RPM via alien as was described here. >>>> >>>> Installation goes without any problems. I can open, say, writer >>>> program, >>>> but >>>> when i try to open any file the whole OO window just closes. The same >>>> happens when I select "About Openoffice.org" in the Help menu or try to >>>> click "Close Document" [X] button. I can see no errors on console when >>>> the >>>> crash occurs. >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dan Lewis wrote: >>>>> On Saturday September 22 2007 06:34 am, 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? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> John Lovely >>>>> If you have the version that came with Ubuntu 6.10, you need to >>>>> uninstall it first. Here is what Hagar de *'Est wrote in an article, >>>>> "[Ubumtu] Installing OOo on Debian and Co." You will find it on the >>>>> www.8daysaweek.co.uk web site. Once you have removed any previous >>>>> version >>>>> of OOo, skip to step #5. Use a terminal to do this, and make sure you >>>>> are >>>>> in the directory which contains all of the debs. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The Ubuntu concept is that once a flavor is released, there is no >>>>> update >>>>> for its content, except security issues. Therefore, once you stick to >>>>> a >>>>> flavor (Dapper, Edgy, Feisty, ...), your OOo version is not updated. >>>>> Basic >>>>> reason is : integration has been validated with this package, a new >>>>> one >>>>> could mess the system. >>>>> >>>>> But Ubuntu releases of OOo are known to be rather bugged, especially >>>>> the >>>>> Feisty one (slideshow in Impress causes crash recovery systematically, >>>>> Base wizards freeze at the very end of the process among the most >>>>> 'popular' bugs on the Ubuntu forums). >>>>> >>>>> As OOo is released with RPMs (Ubuntu uses deb format, same as >>>>> Debian), >>>>> you >>>>> cannot install OOo directly but you need to convert the files to .deb >>>>> format. >>>>> >>>>> Here is a method for all Debian based distros : >>>>> >>>>> 1. Remove all the packages from the installed version >>>>> Go to Synaptic or your package manager and mark all the >>>>> openoffice.org2 >>>>> packages installed to be removed. This is mandatory for your first >>>>> upgrade >>>>> of the distro delivered OOo version, no need to to that for the next >>>>> upgrades. >>>>> For Ubuntu, the system will also remove the ubuntu-desktop package. >>>>> No >>>>> worry, this is a meta package that can be removed safely. But in case >>>>> you >>>>> want to upgrade your whole distro, you'll have to install back this >>>>> package (and the OOo original version). >>>>> >>>>> 2. Download the tarball (.tar.gz file) from the official OOo web site >>>>> See here : http://download.openoffice.org/index.html. >>>>> >>>>> 3. Extract the tarball in a directory >>>>> Open a terminal and : >>>>> >>>>> Code: >>>>> tar -vxzf namefile.tar.gz >>>>> >>>>> You should see a new folder, say ooo_inst_folder. >>>>> Go to the RPMS subfolder >>>>> >>>>> Code: >>>>> cd ooo_inst_folder/RPMS >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 4. Convert the files with alien >>>>> >>>>> Code: >>>>> sudo alien -d --scripts *.rpm >>>>> >>>>> Note that the --scripts parameter is needed to avoid bugs >>>>> afterwards >>>>> (lack of it doesn't prevent the installation). >>>>> >>>>> NB: if alien is not installed, then: >>>>> >>>>> Code: >>>>> sudo apt-get install alien >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 5. Install the created .debs >>>>> >>>>> Code: >>>>> sudo dpkg -i *.deb >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 6. Update the Gnome menu >>>>> To be adapted according to your desktop manager, see the content of >>>>> the >>>>> desktop-integration subfolder. >>>>> >>>>> Code: >>>>> cd desktop-integration >>>>> sudo dpkg -i openoffice.org-debian-menus_2.#.#-#_all.deb >>>>> >>>>> Here you are, menus should have been updated. >>>>> _________________ >>>>> OOo 2.2.1 / Ubuntu 6.06 >>>>> >>>>> Dan >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> 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] > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-To-Install-OpenOffice-2.3-on-Linux-tf4500899.html#a12869018 Sent from the openoffice - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
