On Tuesday 22 July 2008 08:28:26 pm Fred A. Miller wrote: > Russell Butler wrote: > > Bob Estes wrote: > >> I've just installed and updated PCLinuxOS 2007 in a dual boot > >> configuration with Windows XP PRO, SP3. This is my first experience > >> with any form of Linux. OOo came with the PCLinux installation, and > >> the Synaptic package manager updated it to v. 2.3.1. I downloaded the > >> 2.4.1 Linux version from the OOo website, but I can't figure how to > >> install it. (Double clicking the installation file like in Windows > >> don't work.) Since I am new to Linux, please be specific with your > >> instructions. > > > > HI Bob > > > > Some info on installing on debian based distros at > > http://openoffice.debian.net/install.html > > > > or more general at http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=26173 > > > > I presume PCLinuxOS 2007 is debian based, using synaptic? > > Yes it is. > > Fred
No, it is not. Its Based on Mandriva Linux, so you'd need RPMs that are mandrake . . .uh, mandriva, oriented. It uses Apt, and Synaptic but it does so on an RPM based system. OH, crap, there is another one that does that as well, but I can't recall its name now. PCLinuxOS has been slipping bad of late, and I think the fact that there is no "2008" edition may speak wonders. You may want to check out another Distro, like OpenSUSE, Kubuntu (or Ubuntu if you find you like Gnome), or Mandriva itself. There are more, as the guys around here will fill you in. -- See Ya' Howard Coles Jr. John 3:16! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
