You need to create symlinks from /usr/bin to wherever the tarball has put the application e.g.
ln -s /path_to/oowriter /usr/bin/oowriter and similarly for oomath ooimpress oocalc derek On Thursday 24 Oct 2002 3:51 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I installed OO from the .tar.gz file and can run it if I go to the > directory it is in but when I try to use the menu editor to put a (what > shortcut, alias?) on the menu bar I get an error message saying the > executable can't be found. Won't the K menu (yep, using KDE) handle a > script? > R > > ----- > Richard L. Babcock, Owner > Tower Training > At Tower Training, We Bring the Classroom to You! > www.towertraining.net > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Derek Jennings > > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 7:26 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [newbie] OpenOffice.... > > > > On Wednesday 23 Oct 2002 1:12 pm, DaveA wrote: > > > Hi y'all. Just installed my first program - OpenOffice 1.0.1 (and > > > learnt heaps along the way!) Being a refugee from the Windoze world, > > > and VERY new to Linux, I sort of expected that the install would > > > automatically create some shortcuts in the "Start Menu", but I can's > > > see anything. Maybe I need to logout and back in or somethin'? TIA, > > > DaveA. > > > > It would do if you had installed OpenOffice 1.0.1 from the RPM on > > your 9.0 > > install CD. > > > > But if you install from the .tar.gz file from OpenOffice.org it will not. > > > > The Mandrake RPM version will also be better at picking up system > > fonts, and > > printers. > > > > derek
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