You need to be root to run installpkg.

Gethyn,

I got that far, but for some reason, when I log in as root, I cannot navigate to where I downloaded the OO package. The directories do not exist. Do I also have to fire up the GUI for this to work?

Vin¢

No, you shouldn't need a GUI. Are you *sure* you're looking in the right place for the downloaded package?

I had a similar problem with the missing libraries, here's what was wrong:

rpm2tgz uses /tmp when converting package formats. If there is not enough space in /tmp, then rpm2tgz will silently fail, leaving off a few of those required libraries.

See this thread for more details:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=373479

-elyk

Gethyn,

I found everything, and I'm a little embarassed about my last post.

I'm still not sure what designation to give myself; "newbie" seems much too far advanced. As of a couple weeks ago, "bash" was the name of a street that runs parallel to I-69 on the NE side here in Indianapolis.

Right now (and this is for a different post a different day), I'm having difficulty w/ the "installpkg" command (logged in as root) when attempting to install (among other things) Wine (using all manner of download sites, installation versions, and packages).

Gad, what have I gotten myself into? Learning to ride a motorcycle was easier than this. Still, I'll stay the course long enough to give big brother Gates his final one-finger salute.

Thank you,
Vin¢

You might have a look at CrossOver Office, a wine-based tool to run Micro$oft stuff. For 40 USD a year I think it's definitely worth its while.

Cheers, Leon.