Re: Where to install StarOffice

[Steven Taetzsch <taetzsch@zaiqtech.com>]

I think my problem was the '/net'. I tried ./setup net and ./setup
-net. Niether one was valid. So the procedure is:

- Execute the file that ends with _000.bin as root, which installs the
  files in /opt/office52 or where ever you choose.

- Run /opt/office52/setup /net as root.

- Run soffice as a user and go through the user setup.

I will try that tonight. Thank you for your help. BTW, the libranet
support database does not have this as their procedure.

Steve

Tom Snell writes:
 > OK, remember, when you FIRST install SO52, *that's* when you're running
 > as root and the one and only time you run "./setup /net" from within the
 > install directory.  AFTER you finish the 'main' install, THEN you log
 > back in under your regular username, go to /opt/office52/program (sorry,
 > had it as ../../bin before, was able to check it this time), and run
 > "./setup", but this time you choose the smaller install, which places
 > user config files to your home directory.  The instructions above are
 > detailed in the README file.
 > 
 > Tom Snell
 > 
 > 
 > Steven Taetzsch wrote:
 > > 
 > > I just downloaded and installed StarOffice to /opt/office52. I
 > > downloaded ten .bin files and executed the first one to start the
 > > install. I can run as root, but when I run as a user I get an error
 > > message that it can't find /opt/office52/usr/sofficerc. The file is
 > > there and readable by everyone. I tried running /opt/office52/setup net
 > > and it says it's an invalid parameter.
 > > 
 > > What am I missing?
 > > 
 > > I think libranet should include Star Office on the cd or a second cd
 > > :-). It's the only complete office suite available for linux and it is
 > > SO HUGE that it is difficult to download. If the goal is to get on the
 > > desktop, this would help new users.
 > > Steve
 > > 
 > > Tom Snell wrote:
 > > 
 > > > No, SO installed exactly where you told it to, and that was the problem!
 > > >
 > > > Don't feel bad....there's a quirk in StarOffice's install that, if I'm not
 > > > mistaken (and I may be, haven't checked recently), still has not been well
 > > > documented by Sun (though the answer is on most "how-to's" around the Web).
 > > >
 > > > Here's how you do it:
 > > >
 > > > 1) Log in as root.
 > > >
 > > > 2) From within whichever directory the SO install files are located (i.e., cd
 > > > to that directory), run "./setup net" from the command line (no quotes, of
 > > > course, and no dash before 'net').  This will install the "network" version
 > > > of StarOffice (i.e., the 'full' version).  I think the default directory to
 > > > which the "office52" directory is installed is /opt.
 > > >
 > > > 3) Next, log out of root and log back in under your regular username.
 > > >
 > > > 4) From the command line again, cd to /opt/office52/bin (I think that's
 > > > right).
 > > >
 > > > 5) From there, run "./setup" at the command line......NO "net" this time!
 > > >
 > > > 6) As I recall, the SO install will prompt you to choose what kind of install
 > > > you want.....I think it's labeled 'workgroup' or something....in any case,
 > > > it's the smaller install, about 2+ MB or so, which will be installed to your
 > > > home directory.  This is where all your "personal" settings and documents
 > > > that you create with SO will be stored.
 > > >
 > > > After you run the "./setup net" from root on any system, all users on that
 > > > system can subsequently run their own "./setup" and use SO.  For now, I
 > > > suggest you delete SO completely and start over, following the above
 > > > instructions.
 > > >
 > > > Hope this helps.
 > > >
 > > > Tom Snell
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >
 > > > On Friday 13 April 2001 11:28, Alexander Wallace wrote:
 > > >
 > > >> I installed StarOffice, the setup program asked me where to install it, I
 > > >> was logged in as root and the default path on the program was
 > > >> /root/office52 and I figured that if I wanted to use it under another
 > > >> username it needed to be somewhere else, so I changed that to
 > > >> /usr/office52...
 > > >>
 > > >> Now that it is installed it works fin if i login or su to root, but if I'm
 > > >> under my regular user name it won't work, sayin that some files are missing
 > > >> in the /usr/office52/user, it want's to restore the files but I guess it
 > > >> can't becouse of permission issues...
 > > >>
 > > >> My question is: Shouldn't all the user files be stored in /home/myusername?
 > > >> Did I install StarOffice in the wrong place? or should I give me
 > > >> permissions to write to those directories?
 > > >>
 > > >> Thanks!
 > > >