Hi,
I just ran an install of OpenOffice 2.31 on Centos 5.1 using these instructions
- http://www.melvilletheatre.com/articles/openoffice-fedora/index.html
Install seemed to go fine until I finished and then tried to start up K writer
and none of the OO apps will start up from the menu. even th
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> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 00:10:48 -0500
>
>
>
>> K Writer? That sounds very much like Koffice, which is a completely
>> different
>> program than OpenOf
>>> When I type in ooffice I get "command not found", and when I type soffice I
>>> get "no suitable windowing system found, exiting."
>
> Disable selinux, as the article tells you to.
Oh...I must not be seeing that in the article, I searched it and could not find
that anywhere - seaarched fo
> http://sysdigg.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-disable-selinux-in-centos-5.html
OK I just disabled SeLinux and rebooted, still none of the OpenOffice
applications will start.
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> What happens when you type "ooffice" or "soffice" at a terminal window prompt?
Same as before - "command not found" and "no suitable windowing system found,
exiting."
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> That's highly unusual, because I have never seen that error caused by anything
> other than selinux.
>
> What does this tell you when you type it at a command line:
> "/usr/sbin/sestatus"
I get - "SELinux status: disabled"
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> Well, I have. For third-party applications installed to some obscure
> places in opt/, and not included in the PATH :oD
>
> I bet my whole Aretha Franklin CD collection that adding the correct
> path will solve the problem.
>
> Therese: open a Terminal, su - to root (which means: type 'su -'
> Suggestion for future faster "finds":
>
> After installing/removing components, run updatedb. Then instead of
> find, you can "locate swriter". You'll probably need to filter the
> output as locate's match seems to be very regex-generalized.
>
> Also, if updating components that have control f
>> Therese: open a Terminal, su - to root (which means: type 'su -' and
>> then enter your root password) and type:
>>
>> # find / -name 'swriter'
>
> On my 4.0 CentOS, OO 2.0, swriter is a lib component. Try oowriter. WFM.
>
OK, for output of "find / -name 'oowriter', I get no output.
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>> Well, I have. For third-party applications installed to some obscure
>> places in opt/, and not included in the PATH :oD
>>
>> I bet my whole Aretha Franklin CD collection that adding the correct
>> path will solve the problem.
>>
>> Therese: open a Terminal, su - to root (which means: type
>>> Well, I have. For third-party applications installed to some obscure
>>> places in opt/, and not included in the PATH :oD
>>>
>>> I bet my whole Aretha Franklin CD collection that adding the correct
>>> path will solve the problem.
>>>
>>> Therese: open a Terminal, su - to root (which mean
>> I tried re enabling SELinux and OO won't start, so I assume that
>> I must have SE Linux disabled in order for OpenOffice to run - is
>> this correct?
>>
>> if correct, is there a way I can still keep my system secure and
>> run OpenOffice 2.3?
>
> You do not have to keep selinux disabled. Yo
Hi,
I'm having trouble getting my new install of OpenOffice 2.31 to find my newly
installed Java Runtime Environment version jre1.6.0_04 (downloaded from Sun).
I tried installing it via Tools>Options>Java (am using OpenOffice Calc to try
to set it up). The options dialog box is finding the
> Look at the thread from today about Firefox and Java plugin.
>
> In particular the posts concerning the use of 'alternatives'
Hi, Thanks Ross,
OK I ran your commands:
# Remove Sun added links
rm -f /usr/bin/javaws
rm -f /usr/bin/jcontrol
# Add Sun Java to alternatives
alternatives --install
> Therese, the setroubleshoot package mentioned here was installed by default
> on
> my system. If you go to that after you have had a failure it generally tells
> you what it saw as a threat, and what to do about it if it should be allowed.
>
> Usually it's just a matter of copy and paste
> What's the output of:
>
> # ls -l /usr/java
>
> Lets see if it is installed and where it is installed,
> maybe it's installing in /opt now.
>
> -Ross
Thanks for your assistance Ross I really appreciate it!
Output of ls -l /usr/java is:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Mar 4 07:46 default -> /
>> Will setting to permissive prevent real time threats, or just tell me what
>> happened after the fact of a failure?
>
> http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2008-March/095637.html
Thanks on that Frank.
So is there a way I can set SELinux to permissive, and still be secure while
using C
> Directory structure looks good, what does:
>
> # java -version
>
> Give you?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]# java -version
java version "1.6.0_04"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_04-b12)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 10.0-b19, mixed mode)
>> So is there a way I can set SELinux to permissive, and still be secure while
>> using Calc to connect remotely to a MySQL database?
>
> There is a difference between "running selinux in enforcing mode" and "being
> secure". The second does not necessarily require or originate from the first.
>> Directory structure looks good, what does:
>>
>> # java -version
>>
>> Give you?
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]# java -version
> java version "1.6.0_04"
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_04-b12)
> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 10.0-b19, mixed mode)
Problem is, when I fin
Directory structure looks good, what does:
# java -version
Give you?
>>>
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]# java -version
>>> java version "1.6.0_04"
>>> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_04-b12)
>>> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 10.0-b19, mixed mode)
>>
>> Directory structure looks good, what does:
>>
>> # java -version
>>
>> Give you?
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]# java -version
> java version "1.6.0_04"
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_04-b12)
> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 10.0-
Directory structure looks good, what does:
# java -version
Give you?
>>>
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]# java -version
>>> java version "1.6.0_04"
>>> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_04-b12)
>>> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Se
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> intoOpenOffice
> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 16:44:34 -0500
>
>
> Directory structure looks good, what does:
>
>> Sure I'll give that a try. I thought I had the latest
>> release, just downloaded it a few days ago - did they just
>> come out with a new one?
>>
>> If I install the latest, does the script un-install the
>> previous version I just installed?
>>
>> I'm also wondering if I got the cor
>>> Sure I'll give that a try. I thought I had the latest
>>> release, just downloaded it a few days ago - did they just
>>> come out with a new one?
>>>
>>> If I install the latest, does the script un-install the
>>> previous version I just installed?
>>>
>>> I'm also wondering if I got
Sure I'll give that a try. I thought I had the latest
release, just downloaded it a few days ago - did they just
come out with a new one?
If I install the latest, does the script un-install the
previous version I just installed?
I'm also wondering
> Sure I'll give that a try. I thought I had the latest
> release, just downloaded it a few days ago - did they just
> come out with a new one?
>
> If I install the latest, does the script un-install the
> previous version I just installed?
>
> I'm also wo
>> I'll study up on it. Can you reccomend a good URL or reading material for
>> setroubleshoot?
>
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux
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>> So is there a way I can set SELinux to permissive, and still
>> be secure while using Calc to connect remotely to a MySQL
>> database? Or is there a way to
>> leave SELinux enforced while also using Calc to connect
>> remotely to a MySQL database?
>
> Sure, there is iptables (firewall).
>
>>> Therese, the setroubleshoot package mentioned here was installed by
>>> default on my system. If you go to that after you have had a failure it
>>> generally tells you what it saw as a threat, and what to do about it if
>>> it should be allowed. Usually it's just a matter of copy and paste a
Hi,
I'm considering setting up my Centos Desktop machine for RAID 1. I read a lot
of good info at this
site:http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Hardware/sata.html#intel-vitesse about
differences in fakeraid and real raid cards.
The hardware I plan on installing this RAID card into is an Intel DP35DP
>> Do such cards exist? If so which model /manufacturers do you recommend?
>> Any experiences/info/insights on hardware RAID cards good or bad on centos
>> boxes would be appreciated.
>
> 3Ware 8000-series cards are probably the most compatible going back
> at least 3 years. 9000-series cards a
>> So these cards are just plug n play? Just plug them in, no software or
>> drivers required,
>> all mirroring is managed by firmware built into the card RAID card itself?
>
> Drivers are required for all storage adapters(RAID or not). 3Ware
> handles raid in hardware, not in software, it has a
> I would'nt bother with a 3ware 8000 or a 3ware 9000 card these days, if
> you really do want to get 3ware, get atleast a 9650. And anything less
> than a 9550 should be considered only if you get a really good deal off
> ebay. And remember that battery backup unit.
I'm just really looking for a
>> I'm just really looking for a RAID card that will do RAID 1, with four drive
>> capacity, i.e.,
>> a master drive with the OS and applications installed and mirrored, and a
>> slave drive for data and
>> photos, graphic design, video, etc also mirrored. What would battery built
>> into a R
>> I'm considering setting up my Centos Desktop machine for RAID 1. I
>> read a lot of good info at this site:http://linuxmafia.com/faq/
>> Hardware/sata.html#intel-vitesse about differences in fakeraid and
>> real raid cards.
>>
>
> Discontinued chipset but works fine:
>
> http://www.new
>>> the whole point of a BBU is that you can turn on write back caching -
>>> and get a fair win in write performance on regular tasks.
>>>
>>
>> Pardon my ignorance, what is write back caching and BBU?
>>
>
> Write Back Caching means the card will cache writes in its onboard
> storage,
>> Ah that makes total sense now, thanks. Do the 3wire and the Areca cards
>> allow you to remove battery/cache/disk and install into similar motherboard?
>> Also
>> when you say remove battery and cache, do you mean remove the entire RAID
>> card with battery attached to it as complete assembl
I'm trying to find a way to get remote connections from my Linux Desktop
machine to a remote Linux box which is hosting a MySQL database, via SSH port
22, and then once connection is established, log in to the database port 3306
and have either an SSH and or SCP connection established so I can
>> I can connect to the remote database via Linux desktop, it's just via an un
>> encrypted connection through port 3306. For obvious reasons I don't want to
>> do it that way.
>
>> My question is, is OpenOffice Calc able to connect to remote databases via
>> SSH and or SCP? If so, do I need
I can connect to the remote database via Linux desktop, it's just via an
un encrypted connection through port 3306. For obvious reasons I don't
want to do it that way.
>>>
My question is, is OpenOffice Calc able to connect to remote databases
via SSH and or SCP? If s
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>> OpenOffice Possible?
>>
>> On
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> OpenOffice Possible?
>
> on 3-10-2008 1:33 PM Therese Trudea
> Please edit your quotes, no need to quote the entire thread back in
> every email - just trim down to the required bits.
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> Sounds like an OOo problem, then. When I briefly tried testing it, there was
> a couple of driver options to connect to MySQL, you might try using the one
> you're not (IIRC one was ODBC and the other was JDBC).
I'm using both the Java Runtime Environment jre1.6.0_05 and the
sql-connector-ja
> Sounds like an OOo problem, then. When I briefly tried testing it, there was
> a couple of driver options to connect to MySQL, you might try using the one
> you're not (IIRC one was ODBC and the other was JDBC).
Ah HA! That might be the problem, I'm using the JDBC driver and I don't have
the
> yum search odbc
>
> What you're looking for is the unixODBC package. In CentOS it includes
> an ODBC driver for MySQL as well.
>
>> Or, is the ODBC driver the same as the sql-connector-java-5.0.8 driver?
>> That one
>> I do have; I set up OpenOffice to point to that one too as I did for th
>It *is* possible to do this with the OOo Calc in centos, but it takes a bit of
>muscle to get working...
>You'll also need jta, which unfortunately is non-free, and only available as
>an srpm from jpackage
>( in the 1.6 non-free tree. I haven't seen it appear yet in 1.7).
You talking about tw
> Adaptec makes both true HW raid and re-sells fakeraid cards. I guess they
> wanted a piece of both pies. But 3ware only makes HW raid cards AFAIK.
How well do you think the adaptecSATA raid cards stack up against the Areca
and 3ware RAID cards? I'm going to buy two raid cards over the weeken
>> You can turn on write back caching if you have a UPS as well
>> (provided your UPS is wired into your system for a graceful shutdown)
>
> Hopefully you have a redundant PS unit. Having a UPS is not going to
> help if your PS fails.
That's a very good point never thought of that. Acrtually t
>>> You can turn on write back caching if you have a UPS as well
>>> (provided your UPS is wired into your system for a graceful shutdown)
>>>
>>
>> Hopefully you have a redundant PS unit. Having a UPS is not going to
>> help if your PS fails.
>>
>>
>
> redundant power supplies connected
> That is true, buy high quality stuff up front for fewer problems down
> the road. Not a sure bet, but a better one. In the half dozen systems
> I've been running at home for the past several years none of them
> have suffered a hardware failure of any kind(fortunately). I've been
> running PC Po
>> That's a very good point never thought of that. Acrtually this RAID 1 setup
>> I'm planning
>> is for my desktop machine, problem is is's not built like a server so there
>> is not the traditional
>> slid in bay for a second PS as do many 1 and 2u rack servers have. Unless
>> there is som
> You can turn on write back caching if you have a UPS as well
> (provided your UPS is wired into your system for a graceful shutdown)
>
Hopefully you have a redundant PS unit. Having a UPS is not going to
help if your PS fails.
>>>
>>> That's a very good po
>> Just for fun, the first hit on a google for "redundant atx power supply"
>>
>> http://www.directron.com/tc400r8.html
>>
>>
>> Seems you can just plop one into your std atx chassis . . .
>>
>>
>
> i have never understood how something with a single feed can be termed
> 'redundant'
Yeah, that
> This is getting OT and you are going to end up spending more on redundancy
> then if you just called Dell and ordered another computer.
I agree with you in that it's cheaper to buy another home computer than to
design a system with redundancy.
However that new conputer I would order from Del
>>> This is getting OT and you are going to end up spending
>>> more on redundancy then if you just called Dell and ordered
>>> another computer.
>>
>> I agree with you in that it's cheaper to buy another home
>> computer than to design a system with redundancy.
>> However that new conputer I
> You are definitely making your life more difficult then is needed for a
> desktop machine.
>
> You said you have 4 hard disks. Make a software RAID1 out of the first two.
> Make a software RAID1 out of the second two and your good to go.
>
> You can use dump/restore to backup the logical vol
> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:33:29 -0400
>
>
>> You are definitely making your life more difficult then is needed for a
>> desktop machine.
>>
>> You said you have 4 hard disks. Make a software RAID1 out of the first two.
>> Make a software RAID1 out of the second two and your good to go.
>>
>>> That brings up a last question on possiblity of either a
>>> 3ware or acrea RAID 1 cards. I'm wondering how long I would
>>> be able to order
>>> a replacement RAID card from either of 3ware or areea.
>>> Anyone know if 3ware or acrea stock identical replacement
>>> cards for their SATA
>> ACTUALLY I totally forgot. I absoluteluy can not use software raid.
>> Because I use Adobe products. Adobe products do not install
>> well on software raid systems, and tend to crash on software raid beacuse of
>> their activation process. If I go raid, I absolutely need a hardware raid
>
>>> You are definitely making your life more difficult then is needed
>>> for a desktop machine.
>>>
>>> You said you have 4 hard disks. Make a software RAID1 out of the
>>> first two. Make a software RAID1 out of the second two and your
>>> good to go.
>>>
>>> You can use dump/restore to backup
>> No, read this:
>>
>> my previous thread...
>>
>
> Sorry, I can't access your Windows Live Hotmail inbox . . .
Ah haha sorry was not paying attention, it's here: :)
http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2008-March/096054.html
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>> Sorry, I can't access your Windows Live Hotmail inbox . . .
>
> Ah haha sorry was not paying attention, it's here: :)
>
> http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2008-March/096054.html
OOPS - I need some more coffee this am - HERE is the correct thread:
http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/c
>> I have two home workstation machines.
>> One is Centos, and one is Windows (the one I use Adobe on). I'd prefer if
>> possible
>> to have the same type of RAID cards on both machines, because easier to
>> manage and if I ever decide to sell or give away one machine, I can pull
>> the raid ca
> What do you think of alternative back up systems, such as a tape
>> backup with
>> bare metal restore software? I'd go that route instead if I could fine a
>> solution which
>> would allow me to restore to different hardware, i.e. if my motherboard dies
>> and I need to buy a different brand
> Explain your definition of a mission critical desktop. Does the entire
> enterprise stop functioning if this desktop stops?
> I am THE tech support for my company, but my desktop could die right now, and
> although I would be heartbroken and a little peeved, I could just fire up my
> lappy an
>>> You are definitely making your life more difficult then is needed for a
>>> desktop machine.
>>>
>>> You said you have 4 hard disks. Make a software RAID1 out of the first two.
>>> Make a software RAID1 out of the second two and your good to go.
>>>
>>> You can use dump/restore to backup the
>> Unfortunately I can't use software RAID1 because of this:
>>
>> http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2008-March/096063.html
>
> First, you should probably get your applications from a company that
> doesn't hate its customers... But aside from that, this restriction
> should only apply
>> Ah I figured someone would ask that. I use pretty much all
>> major adobe products, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, just
>> about the entire suite.
>>
>> I have two home workstation machines. One is Centos, and one
>> is Windows (the one I use Adobe on). I'd prefer if possible
>> to have t
Don't bother. If you are a serious Adobe designer get
yourself a Mac and dual boot it between OS X and CentOS or
triple with Windows.
>>> Or use parallels or vmware and run all 3 at once when you want... and
>>> let the built in time machine tool do backups to an external firewire
>>> If you are a graphic designer, I'm curious what you use the
>>> CentOS box for (or why you use Windows and not Mac :-)
>>
>> Good question when I started out I had windows so that's
>> what I bought - Adobe windows versions. I'm considering
>> migrating to Mac though because Adobe just start
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