From jgray@suse.com Fri Feb 6 18:02:55 1998 From: jgray@suse.com To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Applixware Date: Fri, 06 Feb 1998 19:02:55 +0100 Message-ID: <6bfj8f$s10$1@Galois.suse.de> In-Reply-To: <[S.u.S.E. Linux] Applixware> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============2722687965848300723==" --===============2722687965848300723== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for spreading the info, Lach. Normally we include this sheet in each Applixware shipment, but I think we messed up in this case. Sorry Mr. Medjeral! Sincerely, James Gray > This is a message I got from Bodo on this problem: > Important Information >=20 > The installation of Applixware on a S.u.S.E. Linux System differs > slightly from the installation routine on a Redhat system. > To install Applixware on S.u.S.E. Linux, you first need to login as > root. Once logged in, mount the Applixware CD: >=20 > mount /dev/cdrom /cdrom -o exec,no_root_squash,ro >=20 > Now change to the directory /cdrom >=20 > cd /cdrom >=20 > Next, run the installation program: >=20 > ./install-applix >=20 > And a final step, install the Applix libraries: >=20 > rpm -i RPMS/i386/applix-libs-4.3-2.office.i386.rpm >=20 > Then go back to your home directory and umount the cdrom. Now you're > done! >=20 > cd > umount /cdrom >=20 > To start Applixware, type in >=20 > /opt/applix/applix >=20 > In case of problems, please feel free to contact our support team: >=20 > Via e-mail: support(a)suse.com > Telephone: +1-510-835-7879 Moday and Thursday > 11am-5pm Pacific Time >=20 > Thank you, > your S.u.S.E.-Team! >=20 > -- > Bodo Bauer S.u.S.E., LLC fon +1-510-835 7873 > bb(a)suse.de 458 Santa Clara Avenue fax +1-510-835 7875 > http//www.suse.com Oakland CA, 94610 USA >=20 > I hope this helps in future installs :) >=20 > Lach >=20 > Mario Jose Medjeral wrote: >=20 > > I recently bough Applixware 4.3.7 Office Suite direct from SuSe in > > the United States. > > The package says it is compatible with SuSE Linux 5.1. > > The leaflet inside the package says: Applixware for Red Hat Linux > > and describes the installation: > > > > mount cdrom > > # cd /cdrom > > Run the installation program: > > # ./install-applix > > > > In the my SuSe Linux distribution this gives a 'permission denied' > > > > Then tried 'sh ./install-applix' > > Did not work. > > > > Using YaST it gave a error message stating that cdrom had no > > installation directory. > > > > The only way I could install applix was: > > > > cd /cdrom/RPMS/i386 > > > > Then doing the ' rpm -ivh --nodeps of each rpm file' > > > > It works !! > > > > I thought that SuSe shld enclose a leaflet stating that > > the installation script does not work for SuSe customers. It > > would have save me time. > > > > Rgds > > M. J. Medjeral > > -- > > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e >=20 > -- > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e --=20 ------------------------------------------- S.u.S.E., LLC - German-Engineered Linux =20 458 Santa Clara Avenue Oakland, CA 94610 USA +1-510-835-7873 FAX +1-510-835-7875 http://www= .suse.com>=20 Our mailing lists are functional! suse-announce-e -> Announcements from S.u.S.E. LLC=20 suse-linux-e -> Discussions about S.u.S.E. Linux suse-adabas -> ADABAS D RDBMS w/ S.u.S.E. Linux (bilingual)=20 To subscribe, send an email to majordomo(a)suse.com with=20 'subscribe ' in the body. ------------------------------------------- -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e --===============2722687965848300723==--