> I don't think this is possible. I have installed SO 5.2 on 3 different
> machines with this switch and it always worked. Did yo download the
> all-in-one file? I have the splitted package.
 
i had the whole .bin on a cd with a magazine .. now i downloaded the whole
.bin
(and FWIW, the new bin is 3M bigger than the first one ...)

still have to try it .. i forgot my zip home :(

Marco Frattola (Pianificazione processi) - 
Cubecom S.p.A.
Via de Marini,1 3 piano Torre WTC
16149 GENOVA
tel. 010 6591184



> On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 11:55:18AM +0200, marco frattola wrote:
> >  hi,
> > and thanks for your answer ..
> >  
> >  > On 23, aug, 2000 at 09:02:18 +0200, marco frattola wrote:
> >  > > hi all,
> >  > > this is not debian specific, but maybe somebody can help 
> >  > me. i'm trying to
> >  > > install staroffice 5.2 using
> >  > > the 'net' switch, so every user  doesn't need to install 
> >  > his/her own copy of
> >  > > staroffice.
> >  > > i already did it successfully with so 5.1, but i'm unable 
> >  > to do that with
> >  > > 5.2. sun gives you a whole .bin
> >  > > file. by executing that file you start installation .. but 
> >  > there's no way of
> >  > > passing the /net switch. without
> >  > > switch, it installs the one-user only. reading the docs 
> >  > from sun doesn't
> >  > > help much .. they refer to a setup
> >  > > script, which doesn't exist before running the .bin file, 
> >  > and that doesn't
> >  > > do anything after: it just gives you
> >  > > option to repair/uninstall/modify, but not to reinstall. so 
> >  > if anybody knows
> >  > > if there's anything i can try ..
> >  > 
> >  > Have you tried passing the /net switch to the *.bin file when you
> >  > execute it?
> >  > 
> >  > I seem to remember that's how I did it when I tried 
> StarOffice (I've
> >  > removed it as I don't really need it ...).
> > > 
> >  i tried it .. but doesn't work.
> >  the script bails out saying that the switch is not correct.
> >  i've also tried /net and -net (since docs here and there 
> >  don't agree on
> >  switch sintax) but it doesn't work. this is what i meant (but 
> >  now that i 
> >  re-read it i realize it wasn't clearly expressed) 'there's no 
> >  way to pass
> >  the switch to the .bin file'
> >  
> >  thank you anyway
> >   
> >  Marco Frattola (Pianificazione processi) - 
> >  Cubecom S.p.A.
> >  Via de Marini,1 3 piano Torre WTC
> >  16149 GENOVA
> >  tel. 010 6591184
> >  
> > 
> > 
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