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From: Gallagher <mgllghr@bu.edu>
To: Francois Kritzinger <ffkrz@iafrica.com>
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Subject: Re: HELP installing STAROFFICE
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Star Office is part of the FreeBSD ports system.  It's best to install it
through there (usually /usr/ports).  I believe it's under editors.  I'm
sure someone else has more experience with this.  I personally have not
tried it yet.

~mike

On Sat, 26 May 2001, Francois Kritzinger wrote:

> If anyone knows please explain how to install StarOffice 5.2 on FreeBSD
> 4.2.
> 
> I ran the .bin script (with AND without the /net option), and the
> installation program "completed successfully". I also changed the paths
> in the programs/setup and programs/soffice scripts.
> When I run soffice, it says that it can't find the file user/sofficerc,
> even though it IS there.
> After running it with the /net option, it won't let me run the setup
> script as a non-root user. It says that "SO is already installed...". It
> works when I'm root, though.
> 
> I've tried everything I can think of to fix it, no success. This is
> frustrating. Please help.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
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