How to Install OpenOffice PROPERLY??

DdOs · 05-05-2006, 08:25 PM

Hi i am a newbie to Linux... I am Using Slackware Linux 10.2 with Dropline GNOME 2.12.2.. I've downloaded the OPEN OFFICE Installer file OOo_1_1.1.4_LinuxIntel_install1.tar.gz ... but i don't know how to install it.. can anyone please help me!!!

Please, let me know in which way I should install the software to have the SHORTCUTs on Application Menu and how to sign Open Office as default for relative works??

Thank You

cwwilson721 · 05-05-2006, 08:44 PM

Best thing to do...
Go to www.linuxpackages.net, and get the Open Office package, then, su to root, and run installpkg

Code:

~$:su
password:
~#:installpkg oowhatever.tgz

BTW, welcome to Slackware!
If you have anymore Slackware questions, go to the Slackware forum here at LQ

zborgerd · 05-07-2006, 11:15 PM

One of our developers builds an OpenOffice.org package here:

http://trovao.droplinegnome.org/extras/ooo/

It's tailored for Dropline GNOME, and is quite refined (includes some of the Novell patches as well). You can install it with Slackware's standard tools as well "installpkg/upgradepkg".

I think that this was built for 2.12.x, even though our current stable release of Dropline GNOME is 2.14.1.