Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 19:56:03 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Rob Hurle <rob@coombs.anu.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Ken McGlothlen <mcglk@serv.net> Subject: Re: StarOffice 5.1 - SUN's CD-ROM Message-ID: <19991011195603.C63017@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.05.9910111421530.28787-100000@caligula.anu.edu.au> References: <Pine.GSO.4.05.9910111421530.28787-100000@caligula.anu.edu.au>
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On Mon, Oct 11, 1999 at 02:43:33PM +1000, Rob Hurle wrote: > Final chapter for those interested. The story so far: Sun's > CD-ROM of StarOffice 5.1 for Linux does not install directly for FreeBSD. > You need to follow Ken McGlothlen's instructions on: > > http://www.serv.net/~mcglk/staroffice-install.html > > with some mods at Stage 1, concerning Linux libraries (see earlier > posting). > > A further mod is required to Ken's instructions for: > > Stage 3: Finishing the install > > Do not use the "soffice" script mentioned in the above document, as it > will not work for the CD-ROM. You do not need it anyway, since StarOffice > 5.1 only installs about 3MB in each user's home directory (not the 160MB > that the script was designed to circumvent). > Interesting. I *did* use the "soffice" script mentioned in the doc with my install from the CD and it works just fine (3.3-STABLE). > That's it. It now works. One curiosity, upon which someone may > be able to shed some light: I installed the CD-ROM on my Linux system (I > can boot to either RedHat 5.1, or to FreeBSD 3.3). After I run Office5.1 > on the Linux system, the characters on the terminals (ALT/CTRL F1, F2,..) > are messed up - things like "$" instead of "a", and so on. The only cure > is a reboot. It's appears to be a problem with X messing up the video > card, or something. I've seen it before on FBSD 2.2.8 when the memory was > specified incorrectly in /etc/XF86Config. No longer a problem, but I'd be > interested to hear an explanation. > > Cheers, > > Rob Hurle > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Rob Hurle rob@coombs.anu.edu.au > Connect-A Tel: +61 2 6247 2397 > PO Box 13 Fax: +61 2 6248 8905 > Ainslie ACT 2602 Mobile: 0417 293 603 > Australia > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- STATE-OF-THE-ART: Any computer you can't afford. OBSOLETE: Any computer you own. ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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