openoffice.org2.3 is not opening

tanu11 · 03-01-2008, 12:40 AM

hi
i have downloaded & installed openoffice.org2.3 my OS is REDHAT linux no when i m trying to open openoffice it is trying to open for 10-20 sec & then it will disappear but won't load can you plz help me to sort out this problem

jolphil · 03-01-2008, 06:48 AM

Hello,
You could try opening it from a terminal so that you can see the logs. Post them here and see if someone can help you.
jolphil

tanu11 · 03-12-2008, 04:06 AM

hi , i have tried to run openoffice through terminal it is running and opening the office without any error but not running directly should i mention the path at some specific location

Poetics · 03-12-2008, 04:51 AM

If it's working when you run it from the command line, you should be able to enter the same command for your desktop alias/shortcut and have it work.

What did you type into the terminal, and what is the shortcut's command?

a.ilic · 03-30-2008, 05:45 PM

I'm having problem starting OpenOffice 2.3? After installation there are no shortcut icons in RedHad 8.0 menu (Gnome environment)?

How do I start it from terminal?

a.ilic · 03-30-2008, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a.ilic

I'm having problem starting OpenOffice 2.3? After installation there are no shortcut icons in RedHad 8.0 menu (Gnome environment)?

How do I start it from terminal?

I found it...

On RedHat 8.0 locations are:

OpenOffice - /opt/openoffice.org2.3/program/soffice
OpenOffice Writer - /opt/openoffice.org2.3/program/swriter
OpenOffice Calc - /opt/openoffice.org2.3/program/scalc

I still do not understand why the shortcuts are not automatically created upon installation?

berbae · 03-31-2008, 07:28 AM

How did you install it ?
If you installed from the Sun binary rpm files, you have to also go in the desktop integration directory and install the rpm package for your Linux distro.

a.ilic · 03-31-2008, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by berbae

How did you install it ?
If you installed from the Sun binary rpm files, you have to also go in the desktop integration directory and install the rpm package for your Linux distro.

I simply started setup file and installation process goes on... At one step, I selected components to install: GNOME integration and KDE integration.

I supposed that selecting these options will automatically create shortcut icons. Obviously, I was wrong about that. Am I missing something?