Tried that and I was told I could not update due to language and permissions conflict. I did the ./setup -net install as root This system is english only as is OOo1.1 I was required to set it up in a separate directory. The menus still link to OOo1.0 Can I just rename the old directory under opt and create a symbolic link to the new one? CWSIV On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 10:50, Peter N. Spotts wrote:

Carl,

Unpack the .tar file. You'll find a PDF in the archive with the complete instructions. Depending on how you want to set OO up, activate a terminal, su as root, then run setup from the command line. But again, read the "manual" -- there are slightly different setup approaches depending on whether you set it up for a single user or for network use. (I use the latter, even tho I'm a single user on a laptop). I just set up 1.1.1, so if you need detailed help, let me know...

Best,

Pete

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The Monday 2004-03-22 at 13:52 -0500, Peter N. Spotts wrote:

again, read the "manual" -- there are slightly different setup approaches depending on whether you set it up for a single user or for network use. (I use the latter, even tho I'm a single user on a laptop). I just set up 1.1.1, so if you need detailed help, let me know...

The "network" install is always the correct method in Linux, regardless of how many users you have; even if only one (as the OO readme says). The exception is when you want to do a user install for testing purposes.

P.S. Sorry to the group; I hit the reply button on my first try rather than reply-all!

Then check again: you posted twice, and the first one was the correct one (no cc to the original poster). -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson

The Tuesday 2004-03-29 at 14:28 -0800, Carl William Spitzer IV wrote:

I tried the network install and still didnt have OO1.1 as user. It complained of language conflict and forced install to new directory. Then when I tried as user to run the initialization directly from run I did not get 1.1 installed.

I still have not installed 1.1 in linux, so I can not be absolutely sure, but I heard a similar complaint a week ago. From memory, the install process is as follows: - Expand the tgz file on some temporary directory. - Read the instructions - important! - maybe delete some files of the previous install. - Execute, as root, the installation program - I think it is ./setup. It will install in /opt/OpenOffice.org/ or /usr/local/opt/OpenOffice.org/setup, depends. - If asked, specify network install, never workstation. - Then, the temporary directory can be deleted. - Execute, as user, the program /opt/OpenOffice.org/setup - it is not the same setup as the one used to install the program. This one will install some files to your user directory instead. - The program to be called will be /opt/OpenOffice.org/program/swriter. SuSE has /usr/X11R6/bin/OOo, which is a link to /usr/X11R6/bin/OOo-wrapper - a script - in fact, all OOo* are symlinks to that wrapper. If you removed the SuSE rpm, those links and script will be missing, and if not, the script is configured for the old program. Therefore, call /opt/OpenOffice.org/program/swriter directly. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson

On Tue, 2004-03-30 at 19:24, Carl William Spitzer IV wrote:

/home/cwsiv/.user60.rdb removed /home/cwsiv/.sversionrc updated Installing default configuration... sed: can't read /opt/OpenOffice.org/program/instdb.ins: No such file or directory /opt/OpenOffice.org/program/setup.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libcppu.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Error: The default configuration was not created. Error: Try again or try to run "OOo-wrapper --skip-check"

Just wondering, do you have some fonts installed other than the ones that come with SuSE? If you do, that may be the issue. I had the same problems with 8.2 when I tried and upgraded with the SuSE rpms. But I was able to use the tar packages from OpenOffice.org's web site just fine. HTH