Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-07 Thread Mario Vukelic
On Tue, 2002-05-07 at 19:32, Dale Hair wrote: > > 1.) run "setup -net" as root. Install to, say, /opt/openoffice > > It seems to me it was "setup /net", however either may work. StarOffice 5.x had setup /net, propably carried over from windos. http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/instructions.htm

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-07 Thread Chris Halls
On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 12:45:40PM +0200, Tinus Kotze wrote: > On the OpenOffice 1.0 topic, I used the binary to install OpenOffice > 1.0 on my Debian(3.0)(kernel 2.4.18). I installed as root and would > just like to know how I can install it so that normal users can use > OpenOffice. I hear som

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-07 Thread Dale Hair
On Tue, 2002-05-07 at 12:07, Mario Vukelic wrote: > On Tue, 2002-05-07 at 12:45, Tinus Kotze wrote: > > Hi > > > > On the OpenOffice 1.0 topic, I used the binary to install OpenOffice > > 1.0 on my Debian(3.0)(kernel 2.4.18). I installed as root and would > > just like to know how I can install

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-07 Thread Mario Vukelic
On Tue, 2002-05-07 at 12:45, Tinus Kotze wrote: > Hi > > On the OpenOffice 1.0 topic, I used the binary to install OpenOffice > 1.0 on my Debian(3.0)(kernel 2.4.18). I installed as root and would > just like to know how I can install it so that normal users can use > OpenOffice. I hear somethin

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-07 Thread Tinus Kotze
Hi On the OpenOffice 1.0 topic, I used the binary to install OpenOffice 1.0 on my Debian(3.0)(kernel 2.4.18). I installed as root and would just like to know how I can install it so that normal users can use OpenOffice. I hear something about a paramater sent to installation? Is this correct?

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-06 Thread Paul Smith
%% craigw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> 3. stability. OpenOffice seems prone to crashing when opening Microshaft >> crap that it can't handle. 5.2 is solid as a rock. If anything, it >> may refuse to open the document, or open it and render it >> poorly. But it will not crash. OpenOffic

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-06 Thread craigw
On Mon May 06, 2002 at 12:04:01PM -0700, Jeff wrote: > craigw, 2002-May-06 12:36 -0700: > > P.S. It has been known to happen that I have worked on a document for > > several days without saving, or even all week, then saved on Friday. Not > > common practice, of course, but it has been known to hap

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-06 Thread Jeff
craigw, 2002-May-06 12:36 -0700: > P.S. It has been known to happen that I have worked on a document for > several days without saving, or even all week, then saved on Friday. Not > common practice, of course, but it has been known to happen. When I > realize that I have done such a thing, I thank

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-06 Thread craigw
On Mon May 06, 2002 at 12:20:54PM -0700, craigw wrote: > On Mon May 06, 2002 at 03:07:12PM -0400, Paul Smith wrote: > > %% craigw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > c> What, are you on drugs or something? Come on man, are you pullin' my > > leg > > c> or what? It's a pig. A bloated, stuck pi

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-06 Thread craigw
On Mon May 06, 2002 at 03:07:12PM -0400, Paul Smith wrote: > %% craigw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > c> What, are you on drugs or something? Come on man, are you pullin' my leg > c> or what? It's a pig. A bloated, stuck pig. I see no problem with the > c> operating speed, but the loading s

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-06 Thread Paul Smith
%% craigw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: c> What, are you on drugs or something? Come on man, are you pullin' my leg c> or what? It's a pig. A bloated, stuck pig. I see no problem with the c> operating speed, but the loading speed sucks. c> -They removed the "integrated desktop" (which I, ob

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-06 Thread craigw
On Mon May 06, 2002 at 12:15:29PM -0500, John Foster wrote: > "Jamin W. Collins" wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2 May 2002 23:53:58 -0700 > > "Jaye Inabnit ke6sls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Has anyone been able to get openoffice.org (via the debs) installed and > > > running on a Woody Intel b

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-06 Thread Jamin W . Collins
On Mon, 06 May 2002 12:15:29 -0500 "John Foster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does the .deb installation improve on the loading/operating speed? Can't really comment on any change. I rarely use Open Office, as I prefer plain text. Just have it around for inter-office documents with my co-worke

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-06 Thread John Foster
"Jamin W. Collins" wrote: > > On Thu, 2 May 2002 23:53:58 -0700 > "Jaye Inabnit ke6sls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Has anyone been able to get openoffice.org (via the debs) installed and > > running on a Woody Intel box? > > Installed it yesterday on my Woody box. Just needed to installed

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-03 Thread Chris Halls
On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 10:52:09AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: > > Not tried it yet, but I've got another question. Why isn't openoffice > > available via the debian mirrors? Is this because nobody ever bothered > > to package it properly or are there some licence issues? > > No fundamental reason

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-03 Thread Jamin W . Collins
On Thu, 2 May 2002 23:53:58 -0700 "Jaye Inabnit ke6sls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone been able to get openoffice.org (via the debs) installed and > running on a Woody Intel box? Installed it yesterday on my Woody box. Just needed to installed java and all was happy (see earlier threa

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-03 Thread Paul 'Baloo' Johnson
On Fri, 3 May 2002, Tim Dijkstra wrote: > Not tried it yet, but I've got another question. Why isn't openoffice > available via the debian mirrors? Is this because nobody ever bothered > to package it properly or are there some licence issues? Please turn your line wraps on to 72 columns, posting

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-03 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 10:29:23AM +0200, Tim Dijkstra wrote: > On Thu, 2 May 2002 23:53:58 -0700 > "Jaye Inabnit ke6sls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Has anyone been able to get openoffice.org (via the debs) installed > > and running on a Woody Intel box? > > Not tried it yet, but I've got anot

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-03 Thread Tim Dijkstra
On Thu, 2 May 2002 23:53:58 -0700 "Jaye Inabnit ke6sls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Greetings: > > Has anyone been able to get openoffice.org (via the debs) installed > and running on a Woody Intel box? > Not tried it yet, but I've got another question. Why isn't openoffice available vi

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-03 Thread Peter Whysall
on Thu, May 02, 2002, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > Greetings: > > Has anyone been able to get openoffice.org (via the debs) installed and > running on a Woody Intel box? > > tia > - -- I just noticed that you don'

Re: OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-03 Thread Peter Whysall
on Thu, May 02, 2002, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > Greetings: > > Has anyone been able to get openoffice.org (via the debs) installed and > running on a Woody Intel box? > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org

OpenOffice.org & Woody

2002-05-03 Thread Jaye Inabnit ke6sls
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Greetings: Has anyone been able to get openoffice.org (via the debs) installed and running on a Woody Intel box? tia - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid