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Originally posted by crescen7:
Hey, glad to here you got the Redhat working.
I'm assuming you downloaded the Intel Linux binary files - not the source code. The Linux binary download should be named:
OOo_1.0.1_LinuxIntel_install.tar.gz
If that's not the file you've downloaded post which one you have but if it is:
Open your terminal window or shell, if you're running the gnome desktop click the icon that looks like a computer screen.
at the prompt change directories to where ever the download file is. you do that by typing cd /path/to/download_directory.
once your in that directory type:
gzip -d OOo_1.0.1_LinuxIntel_install.tar.gz
(linux hint: when your using the shell and typing in a file name just type in the first couple of letters then hit the tab key - redhat will auto complete the typing and save you alot of missed keystrokes - remember linux is case sensitive and the file name has to be EXACTLY correct!)
after a couple of seconds the prompt should return. Then type:
tar xvf OOo_1.0.1_LinuxIntel_install.tar
Then type:
cd install
Then type:
./install
That should do it! It should place a startup icon in your gnome menu - the one that looks like a foot. Just click it and go!
Good luck !
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| Posts: 402 | Location: Austin, Texas, USA | Registered: 06-03-02 | |
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Originally posted by Shaggy:
I looked everywhere and there doesn't seem to be any indication that the installation worked.
In the terminal window type: locate OpenOffice You should get a long list of files. The executable will probably be in the directory of the user you were when you downloaded the program. For example, if you logged in as root it will probably be in root/OpenOffice.org1.*/program The executables for my different OpenOffice components are named scalc(spreadsheet) swrite(word processor) simpres(presentation graphics). If you're using the graphic file manager the icons for executable files look like a piston. You can either click on the icon or cd to the directory and type ./scalc to launch the spreadsheet program. Your executables might be named differently, I had previously installed star-office which was the proprietary forrunner of Open Office before Sun Microsystems turned over the development to the Open source version. That's why I think mine are scalc swrite etc. Seems like they should be ocalc and owrite, but maybe they just never renamed them. Anyway, what other programs did you install? This stuff does have a bit of a learning curve, but once you get it - it reall works very well! |
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| Posts: 402 | Location: Austin, Texas, USA | Registered: 06-03-02 | |
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Originally posted by crescen7:
Anyway, what other programs did you install? This stuff does have a bit of a learning curve, but once you get it - it reall works very well!
Sorry it took so long. I've been very busy... calling grandma to check in on her (long story), cleaning, packing, getting ready to move to another apartment in this complex, getting on the web to look for more info on how to use Linux, etc. Anyway, the other programs were Caitoo and cdrtools. I figured out Caitoo, and I also tried to reinstall OpenOffice, but it still wouldn't do anything. I decided to start all over again. I re-installed Linux, and I'm thinking about using a different Office program if I can't figure this one out. I just have one question. Where can I find an exhaustive list of commands used in the Gnome terminal? Shaggy |
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| Posts: 544 | Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA | Registered: 07-23-02 | |
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The Gnome terminal is simply a basic linux shell. It's often referred to as a BASH shell, which is a knock off of the Unix shell called the Bourne shell - BASH stands for "Bourne Again SHell" (Some linux trivia there) Anyway, this link gives a pretty detailed list of commands - but the explanations are a bit lacking. http://www.ss64.com/bash/You might be a bit short of ram for OpenOffice. The Redhat disk used to come with Koffice, which was decent - but probably about 80% compatible with Microsoft Office, where OpenOffice is about 99%. Good luck! |
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| Posts: 402 | Location: Austin, Texas, USA | Registered: 06-03-02 | |
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