linux openoffice

hammam12 · 08-06-2006, 09:50 AM

Hi dear,
linux openoffice is freezen. When I click to open an document no response. How to resolve that ?
Could someone help
... thanx
Mohammed Hammam

masonm · 08-06-2006, 10:31 AM

try calling it up from the command line in a terminal window and see what error messages you get

hammam12 · 08-06-2006, 10:32 AM

how ? pls type the command ?

masonm · 08-06-2006, 10:57 AM

How do you normally start it? Icon? Menu selection? What desktop environment?

Try right clicking the menu item or icon, look at properties, and you should see the command listed there.

Not being mean, just trying to show you how to find this out for yourself rather than spoon feed it to you.

hammam12 · 08-07-2006, 04:43 AM

Hi masonm,
I am linux opensuse 10.1 kde.
I normally start it by right click the document ( *.doc ) itself then choose 'open with openoffice.org writer', now there is no response.
... thanx
Mohammed Hammam

timmeke · 08-07-2006, 06:47 AM

The OpenOffice apps usually have a name that starts with 'oo', like 'oocalc'. 'oowriter', etc.

Try typing in those to see if open office starts up.

hammam12 · 08-07-2006, 12:54 PM

both do not run. even the office from kmenu does not response,it is froozen.
Could youpls help
... thanx
Mohammed Hammam

pixellany · 08-07-2006, 02:36 PM

find the directory with the OpenOffice program files: For OOo 2, they will be "swriter", "sdraw", "simpress", etc. There is also "soffice" which will open a window but no blank document.

Restart the computer, open a terminal, go to the directory above, and type "./soffice" Tell us EXACTLY what happens--including any error messages that appear in the terminal window.

hammam12 · 08-07-2006, 05:12 PM

in this directory :
/usr/lib/ooo-2.0/program
when I type
./soffice
it replys nothing

some month ago I moved usr to paratition F
windows/F/usr/lib/ooo-2.0/program
when I type
./soffice
it replys
bash: ./soffice: /bin/sh: bad interpreter:Permission denied
and return to the same directory
windows/F/usr/lib/ooo-2.0/program

Pls quick help I can't access my documents

... thanx
Mohammed Hammam

Michael_aust · 08-07-2006, 06:05 PM

just open a terminal and type soffice

then put the output in ther terminal here.

hammam12 · 08-07-2006, 06:15 PM

linux-wyej:/usr/lib/ooo-2.0/program # ./soffice
linux-wyej:/usr/lib/ooo-2.0/program #

linux-wyej:/windows/F/usr/lib/ooo-2.0/program # ./soffice
bash: ./soffice: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission denied

pixellany · 08-07-2006, 11:53 PM

I don't understand putting /usr/lib into Windows/F...

The easiest way to fix all this may be to simply re-install OpenOffice.org

hammam12 · 08-08-2006, 02:09 AM

from where I re-install OpenOffice.org ?
I downloaded OOo_2.0.3_LinuxIntel.tar.gz from the site OpenOffice.org I tar it to OOC680_m7_native_package-1en_US.9044 then I used
./configure
make
make install
... then nothing happened.
Could you pls tell me How to install it ?
... thanx
Mammed Hammam

Michael_aust · 08-08-2006, 04:31 AM

use the openoffice packages from the suse repositories using the software install section of Yast from the menus.

hammam12 · 08-08-2006, 09:42 AM

pls write me the path, I am linux opensuse 10.1 KDE.
... thanx