Fedora 13 OpenOffice.org installation to Applications tab, etc... see below.

trien27 · 08-09-2010, 11:28 PM

I've installed OpenOffice.org before but somehow forgot the process on how to put it into the Applications tab > Office > OpenOffice.org > Writer, Base, etc...

Thanks.

b0uncer · 08-10-2010, 12:25 AM

By using Alacarte, maybe? Fire up the Run dialog (ALT+F2 if I'm right), type

Code:

alacarte

and launch.

Edit: that's of course for Gnome, but KDE ought to have a menu editor like that as well.

trien27 · 08-12-2010, 07:26 PM

This is the error message:
can't install alacarte
no such file or directory

DrLove73 · 08-13-2010, 03:35 AM

You do not install it, you run "alacarte" from command line. Or use System -> Preferencies -> More preferencies -> Menu Layout.

trien27 · 08-21-2010, 10:31 PM

Installed the files, but still doesn't work.

graemef · 08-22-2010, 04:49 AM

Normally Open Office would finds its way to the main menu. How did you install it, through yum or by compiling?

When you installed alacarte, how did you install it. Is there a program System -> Preferences -> Main Menu ?

trien27 · 08-22-2010, 10:50 AM

I didn't install alacarte.
I just went to http://www.openoffice.com and clicked on the link for the stable version on the bottom of the webpage to download OpenOffice 3.2.1. After downloading,I extracted it using Application packager. Then I went to the where the files are and clicked on Setup, Run in terminal, then it comes up, with Openoffice Setup installation menu, but I had to change the location of where to put the file, so I clicked on the file name, and it installs but now I can't find it in Applications > Office.

graemef · 08-22-2010, 08:30 PM

Unless you need the latest version of Open Office, it is much easier to install the office package via yum (or the Add/Remove Software GUI that comes with Fedora 13). I believe that with Yum you will get version 3.2.0

However, given that you have installed the software from a download and you now just want to put the programs on the menu. Try installing alacarte, if you use yum then it will appear in your menu system, under Preferences -> Main Menu.

trien27 · 08-23-2010, 08:35 PM

I don't see Main Menu under System, Preferences. I use Fedora 13. I'll try to install OpenOffice in YUM to see what happens.

Thanks.

graemef · 08-23-2010, 09:01 PM

Did you install alacarte via yum? That will then give you the main menu app.

trien27 · 08-23-2010, 11:31 PM

just installed alacarte via YUM.