AGC <acad@accefyn.org.co> writes:
I have just installed suse 6.3... I am very new to linux I must say before all, well I have this questions:
1. as root I installed the staroffice and it works fine when I log in as root, but I do not know how to use it when I log in as a usual user... (I am not on any net, just my home pc) how can I use the staroffice when I do not log in as root? (as a usual user I opened a terminal and typed staroffice and it took me to the installation process of the star.... do I have to install the office every time for all the users that may log on my home pc? )
You do NOT have to do a full installation for each user. As root, do the installation with the /net option. This will install everything you need in /opt/Office51. That directory will be huge -- 150 megs or so. Then each individual user who wants to use StarOffice can do what is called I believe a 'workstation install'. That will make a /home/user/Office51 directory which has only their personal StarOffice files. Mine is currently about 15 megs. It contains all of my homework and papers from a couple of semesters of college work. My wife and my older son also have personal installations on this box. As I read the docs, if you have more than one machine on a LAN, you can actually do a /net install on one machine and serve any number of workstations on the network. I haven't tried that yet so I don't know how well it works. I think there is a numerical limit in the license (50 comes to mind but don't quote me on that), but the typical home user is not likely to reach it. Each individual user will need to register with StarDivision/Sun. The process is free and relatively painless. The first time you run SO a splash screen will come up and ask your name and address and so on. If you are online at the time, it will offer to register your installation automagically. If you agree it will happen in seconds and that will be the end of it. All of this is detailed in a README on the CD. I don't have my CD handy at the moment, so I can't tell you exactly where it is, but it's not hard to find. -- Bud Rogers <budr@sirinet.net> http://www.sirinet.net/~budr/zamm.html Though all my neighbors are barbarians, and you are a thousand miles away, there are always two cups on my table. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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