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Posted to issues@openoffice.apache.org by bu...@apache.org on 2012/05/17 17:02:51 UTC
[Bug 119373] New: Request for AOO binary distribution in generic
Linux tarball format
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=119373
Priority: P3
Bug ID: 119373
Assignee: ooo-issues@incubator.apache.org
Summary: Request for AOO binary distribution in generic Linux
tarball format
Severity: normal
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
Classification: Application
OS: Linux
Reporter: zibeli@yahoo.com
URL: http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic
.php?f=16&t=53923
Hardware: PC
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Version: OOo 3.4 Beta
Component: ui
Product: installation
I installed OpenOffice 3.3.0 from a generic GNU/Linux tarball version
downloaded from Oracle, but for AOO version 3.4 I find only RPM and DEB package
manager versions on the download page at
http://www.openoffice.org/download/other.html
Is there any chance of a plain tarball version of the binaries being offered
for those who do not use package managers?
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[Bug 119373] Request for AOO binary distribution in generic Linux
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Posted by bu...@apache.org.
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Terry <te...@yahoo.com.au> changed:
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--- Comment #3 from Terry <te...@yahoo.com.au> ---
I have an rpm system but the AOO rpms are (obviously) not produced for my
system. The developers of the system have repeatedly advised us not to install
rpms not in the system repositories.
A tar ball installation (such as Firefox) would be safer for users in that
situation. It could, indeed, replace all Linux versions. Instructions to add
system menu selections could accompany it.
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--- Comment #5 from Terry <te...@yahoo.com.au> ---
I know about cpio. My point is that a tar ball such as Mozilla uses would work
for all Linux users without any special knowledge or jiggery pokery required.
The Linux segment of the market is very small. The effort to produce versions
for a very small segment of that very small segment seems disproportionate.
Furthermore, as the OP points out, not all Linux distros use rpm or deb.
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--- Comment #4 from Ariel Constenla-Haile <ar...@apache.org> ---
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> I have an rpm system but the AOO rpms are (obviously) not produced for my
> system. The developers of the system have repeatedly advised us not to
> install rpms not in the system repositories.
>
> A tar ball installation (such as Firefox) would be safer for users in that
> situation. It could, indeed, replace all Linux versions. Instructions to
> add system menu selections could accompany it.
AOO Linux binaries are rather "universal", you can install them without much
trouble. Anyway, you can try rpm2cio:
- untar the AOO file
- in a terminal, cd to the folder with the rpm packages, and exectue the
following command:
for i in *.rpm; do rpm2cpio $i | cpio -idv; done
This will extract all the content of the RPM packages in a folder named opt
Then simply copy that folder content to /opt
sudo cp -rf opt/* /opt/
You can do the same for the RPM in the folder RPMS/desktop-integration
Something similar can be done for DEB based distros.
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--- Comment #1 from Marcus <ma...@apache.org> ---
When it was active at Sun and Oracle, OOo wasn't distributed as a generic
.tar.gz (or similr) install set, only RPM and DEB files; at least not for
official releases.
Can you name the complete filename for your OOo .3.3.0 install file? Do you
remember from where exatly you downloaded the file, e.g., hostname, URL? Maybe
it's possible to see from were the install file came.
Currently it's indeed only possible to get RPM or DEB files for AOO 3.4.0. I
think this won't change for the next planned release AOO 3.4.1. But maybe for
future releases.
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--- Comment #2 from zibeli@yahoo.com ---
Marcus, You're right - I checked the drive with my original software downloads
and it appears I installed 3.3.0 from a source distribution rather than a
binary.tarball. Sorry for the mixup and thanks for setting me straight.
I don't seem to have saved the procedures I used to build it, but when I get a
chance I'll dig around and see if I can sort it out again for the current
release. I still think a binary tarball would be a very worthwhile future
addition to the downloads page, however, and hope it will happen.
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