Terry North wrote:
Terry Maiden <t.maiden <at> worldnet.att.net> writes:
I have just tried Ubuntu Live CD 5.10 which includes Open Office 2.0. Open
Office Writer will not load and run, the CD just grinds and grinds....
My comments:
1. Forget about trying to run an OS from a CD. I believe the distros
distributing so-called live cds are doing their cause more harm than good.
2. Look for something better than Ubuntu. I'd suggest Mandriva or Suse. I
believe Xandros is worth a look.
3. I have had problems with a commonly used Writer document, so much so that I
have switched to the pdf version. Writer, I believe, is badly constructed and
unnecessarily complex but I can open it generally without problems.
I've found the Ubuntu Live CD to constricting to use properly, but I
have installed Ubuntu 5.10, and am much more satisfied with it than I
was with Mandrake.
One caveat; don't use the included OpenOffice, nor the Ubuntu build of
OpenOffice. I brought in the OO2.0.1 through the Ubuntu system, and
discovered it was lacking a Thesaurus. I then went and downloaded the
version from the OpenOffice site, ran the RPMs through alien, and there
I was.
I have also done the same for OpenOffice 2.0.2, and have o problems.
Just my experience, of course.
JimW
