[newbie] Where are the apps??
Loaded Mandrake 7.0 on a Thinkpad 760XL and used RPM to install StarOffice and Apache. Now I can't find them. They don't show up in any KDE application menus and the only icon that shows for StarOffice just runs the installer. I've done that twice and can't find the application. This seems really basic, but where are they? I perused the directory that StarOffice created and find nothing that seems to be an app. As for Apache, the find utility finds nothing with Apache in it. Do I have to run a second installer from the hard drive? I know I'm doing something very basic wrong, but can't figure out what it is. HelL! Andy
Re: [newbie] Where are the apps??
Hi, Andy. You need to find a file called "soffice" which is a start-up script. On system it's in the bin directory off the Office51 directory. what does locate soffice tell you? RPM? Try rpm -q staroffice that will tell whether you have it installed or not HTH Glyn On Thu, Jun 22, 2000 at 08:21:49AM -0700, thus spake Andrew Miller: Loaded Mandrake 7.0 on a Thinkpad 760XL and used RPM to install StarOffice and Apache. Now I can't find them. They don't show up in any KDE application menus and the only icon that shows for StarOffice just runs the installer. I've done that twice and can't find the application. This seems really basic, but where are they? I perused the directory that StarOffice created and find nothing that seems to be an app. As for Apache, the find utility finds nothing with Apache in it. Do I have to run a second installer from the hard drive? I know I'm doing something very basic wrong, but can't figure out what it is. HelL! Andy -- ** * "The soul is greater than the hum of its parts. " * * Douglas Hoftstatder* **
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Andrew Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Loaded Mandrake 7.0 on a Thinkpad 760XL and used RPM to install StarOffice and Apache. Now I can't find them. They don't show up in any KDE application menus and the only icon that shows for StarOffice just runs the installer. I've done that twice and can't find the application. This seems really basic, but where are they? I perused the directory that StarOffice created and find nothing that seems to be an app. As for Apache, the find utility finds nothing with Apache in it. Do I have to run a second installer from the hard drive? I know I'm doing something very basic wrong, but can't figure out what it is. HelL! Andy === Look in /opt There should be a SOffice folder for StarOffice. Look for an executable inside that directory. You can then create an icon (if you'd like) using the full path, including the execute command. HTH, Mike "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." -Benjamin Frankilin Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] Where are the apps??
On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Andrew Miller wrote: Loaded Mandrake 7.0 on a Thinkpad 760XL and used RPM to install StarOffice and Apache. Now I can't find them. They don't show up in any KDE application menus and the only icon that shows for StarOffice just runs the installer. I've done that twice and can't find the application. This seems really basic, but where are they? I perused the directory that StarOffice created and find nothing that seems to be an app. As for Apache, the find utility finds nothing with Apache in it. Do I have to run a second installer from the hard drive? I know I'm doing something very basic wrong, but can't figure out what it is. HelL! Andy To list all the files installed with the staroffice, issue an rpm -ql staroffice or rpm -qpl staroffice.rpm The files located in directories called bin are usually meant to be executed. Try to start them from an xterm or something. More infos about the usage of rpm in "maximum rpm" available at www.rpm.org HTH Flupke -- There's no place like ~ !
