2007/9/26, aya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Thank you for taking that long trip NoOp! I really appreciate it! > > This gives me some hope that it will work. Though I am still undecided > whether I will go for kubuntu or mandriva. It just seems to me that > kubuntu > is sort of a branch project of ubuntu (thought it uses the same code) and > all developers' attention goes to ubuntu-gnome-edition. In my opinion it > is > sort of unprofessional when I stick kubuntu installation CD and it just > shows me black screen only because I have ATI Radeon card. There is > nothing > like errata on the site so I had to dig forums to find out that I have to > use an alternative ISO. > > Yesterday I tried Mandriva 2008 RC2 and it all went pretty well with > graphical install, though I DID have problems with ATI card with > resolution. > But I am ready to forgive them because it is just a RC. And of course I > could intall OO 2.3 w/o any problems. > > But again, thank you very much for your effort! I may as well switch to > kubuntu when gutsy is ready. > > > > NoOp-4 wrote: > > > > On 09/25/2007 06:06 PM, NoOp wrote: > >> On 09/25/2007 02:08 PM, aya wrote: > >>> Nope, I haven't tried that. Actually I gave up... > >>> > >>> > >> > >> Sorry to hear that. Did you try asking on: > >> > >> http://www.kubuntu.org/support.php > >> http://kubuntuforums.net/ > >> > >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users > >> > >> Note: I'm in the process of installing kubuntu to see if I can figure > >> out what the problem is. Unfortunately it will take another day or two > >> to do this as I have to purge a machine of gnome completely or install > >> on another partition. I'll let you know what I figure out. > >> > >> Gary > > > > > > OK, I installed kbuntu (7.04). What a trip that is... now I remember why > > I uninstalled kde. > > > > Anyway, I installed kbuntu-desktop including Ubuntu's OOo. Verified > > everything works, including Ubuntu's OOo. Then: > > > > 1. sudo apt-get remove kubuntu-desktop > > 2. After a little searching I figured out how to run Synaptic, then > > removed *all* openoffice programs. > > 3. Then in the OOo DEB directory: sudo dpkg -i *.deb > > 4. Then in the desktop-integration directory: sudo dpkg -i *.deb > > > > Let everything install, then from the KDE menu thingy: > > Office|Openofice.org 2.3 Writer| accepted the terms, unclicked check > > online for updates, said I didn't want to register, and ran OOo 2.3 just > > fine. Help|About works, Calc works, Base Works, Writer works, Impress > > works. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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#a12897829 > Sent from the openoffice - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
You don't have long to wait - Gutsy is expected to be released on 18 October.... Henri
