On Tuesday 17 December 2002 01:19 pm, Myers, Dennis R NWO wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Andrei Raevsky > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] StarOffice install sequence (next to Open Office) > > > Hi, > > After an amazing 12-hours (!) download on my slow connection, I finally got > my hands on the new StarOffice RPMs. I downloaded the following ones: > > 1) staroffice-common-6.0-5mdk.i586.rpm > 2) staroffice-en-6.0-5mdk.i586.rpm > 3) adabas_en-6.0-1mdk.i586.rpm > > I understand that the first one is a common module, the second one a > language-dependent module, and the third one a database. > > Now, in what order should I install these? > > Is there any special syntax or would a > > "rpm -ivh nameofthepackage.rpm" do? > > Last but not least, I have OpenOffice 1 installed and running on my > computer > > (Mandrake 9). Is the installation of the "related" StarOffice going to > cause > > me any problems, or can they both run side by side without any problems. > > And I suppose that any StarOffice installation has to be done as "root" > right? > > Thanks for your help. I don't have access to any Mandrake CDs and my > connection being slow, crashing my system would be a major problem so I > rather be just a little paranoid and ask for your advice. > > Many thanks! > > Andrei > > I would do it thus, put them all in one file folder in your /home directory > called "star" or something like that. > then from a console do su and root password and then type cd /star and at > the next prompt type "urpmi *.rpm" and it will install all three or list > unresolved dependencies. The urpmi prog will decide the order of install. > HTH Dennis M. Oh, and yes they can be installed side by side I have them set that way. No problem. -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842
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