From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 5 15:51:00 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7A7116A4E7 for ; Mon, 5 Jun 2006 15:51:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsdneo@thechristies.net) Received: from mail02.secureserverdot.com (mail02.secureserverdot.com [216.14.208.16]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CDC7243D45 for ; Mon, 5 Jun 2006 15:50:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsdneo@thechristies.net) Received: (qmail 13084 invoked by uid 399); 5 Jun 2006 15:50:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) (127.0.0.1) by localhost.secureserverdot.com with SMTP; 5 Jun 2006 15:50:58 -0000 Received: from careywalshinc-careywalshinc-psr2104865.z136-94-67.customer.algx.net (careywalshinc-careywalshinc-psr2104865.z136-94-67.customer.algx.net [67.94.136.94]) by 216.14.208.16 (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Mon, 05 Jun 2006 11:50:58 -0400 Message-ID: <20060605115058.01gmy6brgkoo880w@216.14.208.16> Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 11:50:58 -0400 From: Pete C To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Lowell Gilbert References: <20060604101101.ubzsixzuiow048ww@216.14.208.16> <44hd2z6531.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <44hd2z6531.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OpenOffice install X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 15:51:07 -0000 > Pete C writes: > >> Trying to setup openoffice 1.1.5 on a FBSD6.1 box (pkg was added >> during install) and just wondering about where to install what . . . >> there a multiple accounts on the one machine that need access . . . do >> I do a "Local Install" as root (to /usr/local/bin ??? (pls >> confirm/suggest alt)) and then a "Workstation Install" as each user to >> their home dir ? ? ? > Quoting Lowell Gilbert : > > On OpenOffice 2, I just do a default install and the program takes > care of the user install on its own. Back in the old days with > version 1, I think I remember doing what you're describing, but my > memory isn't exactly reliable. I think the user install just runs > OO's "setup" program anyway. Thanks, found TFM (http://documentation.openoffice.org/setup_guide2/) at openoffice.org, pretty much agrees with what you said and I was thinking . . . I've got some reading to do :) Pete C