Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:27:26 -0300 From: Gonzalo Nemmi <gnemmi@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How do I install openoffice from packages? Message-ID: <200807092127.26838.gnemmi@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0807091721170.1060@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE> References: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0807091637240.1060@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE> <alpine.BSF.1.10.0807090946420.1175@Blaidd-Drwg.RawFedDogs.net> <Pine.LNX.4.64.0807091721170.1060@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE>
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On Wednesday 09 July 2008 12:39:06 Andreas Davour wrote: > On Wed, 9 Jul 2008, Kevin Monceaux wrote: > > /Andreas, > > > > On Wed, 9 Jul 2008, Andreas Davour wrote: > >> I've tried and it just wont work. It look like the packages don't resi= de > >> on the server but I can't change ftp.freebsd.org so how do I get it? > > > > From the Googling I did on the subject recently there is no official > > binary packages for OpenOffice available. It is available in the ports > > tree. The following thread: > > Your google-fu is stronger than mine. And mine too ... > > http://daemonforums.org/showthread.php?t=3D21 > > > > on D=E6monForums.org has a link to a site: > > > > ftp://ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/OpenOffice.org/FreeBSD/2.4.0/7.0-STA= BL > >E/amd64/ > > > > With binary packages available for various versions of FreeBSD. Well, > > the thread pointed to the i386 packages, but the amd64 packages were ea= sy > > enough to find. > > I'll try those ones. Just installed the i386 version ... works like a charm .. thanks _a_lot_=20 Kevin !!! > > I had no trouble installing OpenOffice 3 from ports on my i686 box, oth= er > > than it taking 8+ hours to compile and my PC locked up shortly after it > > completed. I thought it had locked up during the compile but eventually > > discovered that it had completed the install successfully before locking > > up. I'm still getting the kinks out of my ZFS tweaks. > > Installing from ports is just to lengthy a process. I did it once before > and after compiling for 48 hours (!!!) it crashed every time I tried to > open a document. I'd rather have that happen after a much shorter > package install. > > Thanks. I'll see if the packages from that good-day.net site works. > > /andreas Just in case .. there _is_ yet another (and let me add: "quite clever") way= to=20 get OOo installed on your FBSD7 box and it can be found in here: http://www.millingtons.eclipse.co.uk/glyn/freebsd.html =2E.. look under the "Open Office on FreeBSD 7" title ... i haven't tested = it ..=20 but it _sure_ looks like a trick I'd like to get in my bag =2D-=20 Blessings Gonzalo Nemmi
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