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Posted to dev@openoffice.apache.org by Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org> on 2012/08/14 15:05:24 UTC
Linux install instructions
I just noticed this new article. It seems to have a complete
description, including uninstalling LO and blocking future updates:
http://www.tecmint.com/install-apache-openoffice-3-4-0-on-rhel-centos-6-3-5-8-and-fedora-17-16/
Does anyone see any technical errors? If not we might want to link to it.
-Rob
Re: Linux install instructions
Posted by Andrew Douglas Pitonyak <an...@pitonyak.org>.
On 08/14/2012 11:42 AM, Andre Fischer wrote:
> On 14.08.2012 15:05, Rob Weir wrote:
>> I just noticed this new article. It seems to have a complete
>> description, including uninstalling LO and blocking future updates:
>>
>> http://www.tecmint.com/install-apache-openoffice-3-4-0-on-rhel-centos-6-3-5-8-and-fedora-17-16/
>>
>>
>> Does anyone see any technical errors? If not we might want to link
>> to it.
>
> I did not read everything in detail but what I read looks good.
> Except maybe step 4: the disabling of automatic updates of openoffice
> from the package repository.
> Should we ever setup our own repository (see below) or add our
> packages to the official repositories then the changes had to be undone.
> But who would remember these changes to /etc/yum.conf?
My experience is that if you do NOT disable it, then every time you do
an update, it tries to over-write what you installed with what is in the
repository. Unclear how that works now that LO is what is included with
Fedora.
--
Andrew Pitonyak
My Macro Document: http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt
Info: http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php
Re: Linux install instructions
Posted by RGB ES <rg...@gmail.com>.
2012/8/15 lou ql <lo...@gmail.com>:
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 12:22 AM, Kay Schenk <ka...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Andre Fischer <aw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > On 14.08.2012 15:05, Rob Weir wrote:
>> >
>> >> I just noticed this new article. It seems to have a complete
>> >> description, including uninstalling LO and blocking future updates:
>> >>
>> >> http://www.tecmint.com/**install-apache-openoffice-3-4-**
>> >> 0-on-rhel-centos-6-3-5-8-and-**fedora-17-16/<
>> http://www.tecmint.com/install-apache-openoffice-3-4-0-on-rhel-centos-6-3-5-8-and-fedora-17-16/
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Does anyone see any technical errors? If not we might want to link to
>> it.
>> >>
>> >
>> well, not all Linux distros use "yum"...this is a RedHat gui for package
>> management. So, as general instructions, hmmmm...
>>
>> The current install guide --
>>
>> http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/instructions.html#linux
>>
>
> This one is applicable for most linux platforms, but it's not so easy as
> the above one to be followed by a non-experienced linux user.
>
You also have this guide on the forums:
http://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=50119
Regards
Ricardo
Re: Linux install instructions
Posted by lou ql <lo...@gmail.com>.
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 12:22 AM, Kay Schenk <ka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Andre Fischer <aw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 14.08.2012 15:05, Rob Weir wrote:
> >
> >> I just noticed this new article. It seems to have a complete
> >> description, including uninstalling LO and blocking future updates:
> >>
> >> http://www.tecmint.com/**install-apache-openoffice-3-4-**
> >> 0-on-rhel-centos-6-3-5-8-and-**fedora-17-16/<
> http://www.tecmint.com/install-apache-openoffice-3-4-0-on-rhel-centos-6-3-5-8-and-fedora-17-16/
> >
> >>
> >> Does anyone see any technical errors? If not we might want to link to
> it.
> >>
> >
> well, not all Linux distros use "yum"...this is a RedHat gui for package
> management. So, as general instructions, hmmmm...
>
> The current install guide --
>
> http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/instructions.html#linux
>
This one is applicable for most linux platforms, but it's not so easy as
the above one to be followed by a non-experienced linux user.
>
> tells about "disabling" what LO may have setup, but not how to completely
> "uninstall" it. [I was attempting to be "kind" with this approach].
>
> I think most popular linux distros are inherently either RPM or DEB package
> management. It would be pretty easy to include the appropriate command line
> instructions to actually "deinstall" LO if we wanted to go that route.
>
> But, we could certainly link to this ... not a problem
>
>
> > I did not read everything in detail but what I read looks good.
> > Except maybe step 4: the disabling of automatic updates of openoffice
> > from the package repository.
> > Should we ever setup our own repository (see below) or add our packages
> to
> > the official repositories then the changes had to be undone.
> > But who would remember these changes to /etc/yum.conf?
> >
> > -Andre
> >
> > PS: I have been playing around some more with metapackages (deb and rpm)
> > and are now able to setup a local repository for Ubuntu 12.04 and Fedora
> 17
> > and install Apache OpenOffice from them. This is pretty simple. If we
> > would try to setup an "official" Apache package repository we would have
> > more problems with integrating download mirrors.
> >
>
> YAY! Great news, Andre... I'm still hoepful I can get to eh openSUSE build
> service soonish. So far, just some preliminary investigation.
>
>
>
> --
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> MzK
>
> "Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think."
> --
> Niels Bohr
>
--
Regards,
Lou QingLe
Re: Linux install instructions
Posted by Kay Schenk <ka...@gmail.com>.
On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Andre Fischer <aw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 14.08.2012 15:05, Rob Weir wrote:
>
>> I just noticed this new article. It seems to have a complete
>> description, including uninstalling LO and blocking future updates:
>>
>> http://www.tecmint.com/**install-apache-openoffice-3-4-**
>> 0-on-rhel-centos-6-3-5-8-and-**fedora-17-16/<http://www.tecmint.com/install-apache-openoffice-3-4-0-on-rhel-centos-6-3-5-8-and-fedora-17-16/>
>>
>> Does anyone see any technical errors? If not we might want to link to it.
>>
>
well, not all Linux distros use "yum"...this is a RedHat gui for package
management. So, as general instructions, hmmmm...
The current install guide --
http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/instructions.html#linux
tells about "disabling" what LO may have setup, but not how to completely
"uninstall" it. [I was attempting to be "kind" with this approach].
I think most popular linux distros are inherently either RPM or DEB package
management. It would be pretty easy to include the appropriate command line
instructions to actually "deinstall" LO if we wanted to go that route.
But, we could certainly link to this ... not a problem
> I did not read everything in detail but what I read looks good.
> Except maybe step 4: the disabling of automatic updates of openoffice
> from the package repository.
> Should we ever setup our own repository (see below) or add our packages to
> the official repositories then the changes had to be undone.
> But who would remember these changes to /etc/yum.conf?
>
> -Andre
>
> PS: I have been playing around some more with metapackages (deb and rpm)
> and are now able to setup a local repository for Ubuntu 12.04 and Fedora 17
> and install Apache OpenOffice from them. This is pretty simple. If we
> would try to setup an "official" Apache package repository we would have
> more problems with integrating download mirrors.
>
YAY! Great news, Andre... I'm still hoepful I can get to eh openSUSE build
service soonish. So far, just some preliminary investigation.
--
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MzK
"Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think."
--
Niels Bohr
Re: Linux install instructions
Posted by Andre Fischer <aw...@gmail.com>.
On 14.08.2012 15:05, Rob Weir wrote:
> I just noticed this new article. It seems to have a complete
> description, including uninstalling LO and blocking future updates:
>
> http://www.tecmint.com/install-apache-openoffice-3-4-0-on-rhel-centos-6-3-5-8-and-fedora-17-16/
>
> Does anyone see any technical errors? If not we might want to link to it.
I did not read everything in detail but what I read looks good.
Except maybe step 4: the disabling of automatic updates of openoffice
from the package repository.
Should we ever setup our own repository (see below) or add our packages
to the official repositories then the changes had to be undone.
But who would remember these changes to /etc/yum.conf?
-Andre
PS: I have been playing around some more with metapackages (deb and rpm)
and are now able to setup a local repository for Ubuntu 12.04 and Fedora
17 and install Apache OpenOffice from them. This is pretty simple. If
we would try to setup an "official" Apache package repository we would
have more problems with integrating download mirrors.