Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 15:57:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Tim Kellers <timothyk@serv1.wallnet.com> To: Chris Kulish <lists@tekengine.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: openoffice 1.0.1 Message-ID: <20021017155531.S85878-100000@serv1.wallnet.com> In-Reply-To: <004601c275e5$ea318670$a147a10a@INGSEGDQR7WNC4>
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I just downloaded the linux binary from openoffice.org, gunzipped it, uintarred it, and ran setup. It was literally that easy. It does need X running at the time of the setup/install. Tim Kellers CPE/NJIT On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Chris Kulish wrote: > Thanks all the for the replies! > > Tim, when you say you just installed the linux binary, are we talking about > just using a redhat RPM or something equivalent? > I do have linux compatibility enabled (installed during system > installation), so maybe thats the row I need to hoe. Although I did notice > that during the build of the port, it checked for ALOT of the stuff > contained in the Linux compatibility module. Things like RPM, odds and ends > Redhat 7.1 Libraries, etc. Which leads me to believe that its actually > trying to build Linux binaries. Or am I way out in left field here? > > Thanks again all!! > C Kulish > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Kellers" <timothyk@serv1.wallnet.com> > To: "Chris Kulish" <lists@tekengine.net> > Cc: "'Larry Rosenman'" <ler@lerctr.org>; <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 11:42 PM > Subject: RE: openoffice 1.0.1 > > > > After having spent many many hours trying to coax FreeBSD OpenOffice 1.0.1 > > to run, I dropped back, punted, and installed the linux binary. It works > > just deucky, although you have to remember to have the4 linux procfs > > mounted, and you need a current linux base 7 ABI installed. > > > > Tim Kellers > > CPE/NJIT > > > > > > On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Chris Kulish wrote: > > > > > Is this the same package I would be getting from the ports system? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > C Kulish > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Larry Rosenman [mailto:ler@lerctr.org] > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 10:51 PM > > > To: NOC - KP^2 > > > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > Subject: Re: openoffice 1.0.1 > > > > > > On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 22:43, NOC - KP^2 wrote: > > > > Has anyone gotten this to compile from ports? I can getting an error > > > > 139: something about not being able to copy some .zip file because it > > > > doesn't exist or permissions are not correct. Sorry I don't have the > > > > exact error (running through another compile after make clean). If > > > > anyone has seen something like this before, any help would be > > > > appreciated! > > > > > > I've been using the packages from projects.imp.ch/openoffice with good > > > success. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > C Kulish > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > -- > > > Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler > > > Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org > > > US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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