Chris - just wanted to thank you for the help that you provide. I've seen you answer many, many questions and you've always been helpful. That means alot to newbies :) Here's the info I've gotten:
> dpkg -l 'openoffice.org*' Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii openoffice.org 1.0.1-5+woody. high-quality office productivity suite ii openoffice.org 1.0.1-5+woody OpenOffice.org office suite binary files un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) ii openoffice.org 1.0.1-5+woody english_us language package for openoffice.o un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) un openoffice.org <none> (no description available) > dpkg -l 'libstlport*' Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ un libstlport-dev <none> (no description available) pn libstlport4.5 <none> (no description available) pn libstlport4.5- <none> (no description available) pn libstlport4.5- <none> (no description available) ii libstlport4.5g 4.5.3-5cjh2 STLport C++ class library compiled with gcc3 > and what is the output when you run OOo from the command line, e.g. by > starting 'openoffice'. /usr/lib/openoffice/program/javaldx: error while loading shared libraries: libstlport_gcc3.0.so.4.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libstlport_gcc3.0.so.4.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory **More info** I removed the unstable from my sources.list file. I ran apt-get update to update the lists and got these as part of the output: Get:2 http://ftp.freenet.de testing/main Packages [1035B] Ign http://ftp.freenet.de testing/main Release Get:3 http://ftp.freenet.de testing/contrib Packages [3512B] Ign http://ftp.freenet.de testing/contrib Release Thanks!! Lisa B.
