hi
i was installing openoffice from internet using yum command on rhel 5
but it was not working properly.please tell me the right way how i can install openoffice using yum command on rhel 5. it is confirmed that i m connected with internet.

Hi javaid,

If you dont want to select individual packages you can run:

# yum groupinstall Office/Productivity

To see which packages would be installed:

# yum groupinfo Office/Productivity

Eg:
root@hostname ~# yum groupinfo Office/Productivity
Setting up Group Process

Group: Office/Productivity
Description: The applications include office suites, PDF viewers, and more.
Default Packages:
evince
openoffice.org-calc
openoffice.org-draw
openoffice.org-graphicfilter
openoffice.org-impress
openoffice.org-math
openoffice.org-writer
openoffice.org-xsltfilter
planner
Optional Packages:
calcurse
gnucash
inkscape
jpilot
kdepim
openoffice.org-base
openoffice.org-emailmerge
openoffice.org-javafilter
openoffice.org-pyuno
openoffice.org-testtools
revelation
taskjuggler
tetex-xdvi
vym


cheers,

kbp

Is your subscription paid for?

dear sir
the command you mentioned
for installation of office using yum command
when i write this command
yum groupinstall office/productivity
the following msgs appear

Loading "rhnplugin" plugin
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
This system is not registered with RHN.
RHN support will be disabled.
Setting up Group Process
Setting up repositories
No Repositories Available to Set Up
Setting up repositories
No Repositories Available to Set Up
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Warning: Group Office/Productivity does not exist.
No packages in any requested group available to install or update


can you help me how i can add the repository entry in
yum.conf file which is present in
/etc directory
because as much i understand it is the problem of repository entry

i will be thankful to you

javaid

RHEL is a pay distro. In order to access their repos you have to have a paid subscription. Centos is RHEL with the logos removes. It is free to download/update (unlike RHEL) and is binary compatible with RHEL.

You need to pay in order to get access to the RHN...

https://www.redhat.com/wapps/store/catalog.html

If you wish you can use Centos which is a RHEL clone

http://centos.org

-C