Tried to install OpenOffice but it's nowhere
 

I tried to install it and it all went fine and no errors happened but (like with allot of stuff I install) it's nowhere to be found.
The same thing happened with Kaffeine and other programs.
I'd like to know what might be wrong?
Thanks for the help in addvance
Danny

How did you install? And what is Vine Linux, do you have a special
package for those things made by them?! :}


Cheers,
Tink

I used the intructions given at the website to use the command line as I know of no other way to do it....

KDE and some other packages are installed to the /opt (optional packages) directory, therefore you wont be able to start them using the command line unless you type the whole path, e.g. :

or unless you put /opt/kde/bin in your PATH.

I installed Open Office from RPM and it's found at :

to start the main Open Office program therefore, I use

hope this helps.

Hey thanks technomeister:)
That helped!!
Tiss working now but I still don't know why it didn't install strait to the Applications drop down menu????
Thanks for the help
Danny

You don't get the menu's automatically for the same reason - the .desktop files which create the menu entiries are found at and the desktop environment doesn't know to look there for them.

You could either add to the list of places used to look for .desktop files (i'm not sure how you do that but it should be easy to find with a quick search) Or, copy the .desktop files contained there to a standard place like

Don't copy the .desktop files over; symlink 'em. This way, future upgrades will go OK as the upgraded package puts the new desktop files where it wants them, and the symlink picks it up (at least, it should, if the upgrader takes into account the existence of an older package).

I've just added a new panel that runs the command line for OpenOffice, so all I have to do is click that from now on.
But thanks fror all the suggestions as I'm sure they will help someone else in the same situation later who searches for help.
I have to say that it's been challenging but "going" Linux has been a great decision to make and all the folks here have been great.
Thanks to all you guys (and gals:p )
Danny