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* Cancel the StarOffice setup now
 
* Cancel the StarOffice setup now
 
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The RPMS directory contains RPM package for the Gnome and SUSE integration. Users which do not use a SUSE distribution or the Gnome desktop should to remove these files.
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The RPMS directory contains RPM package for the Gnome and SUSE integration. Users which do not use a SUSE distribution or the Gnome desktop should remove these files.
  
 
* Linux users with an other distribution than SUSE
 
* Linux users with an other distribution than SUSE
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  rm staroffice-suse-menus-8.0.0-124.noarch.rpm
 
  rm staroffice-suse-menus-8.0.0-124.noarch.rpm
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* Users which do not use the Gnome desktop
 
* Users which do not use the Gnome desktop
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  rm staroffice-gnome-integration-8.0.0-124.i586.rpm
 
  rm staroffice-gnome-integration-8.0.0-124.i586.rpm
 
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<!--To anticipate the installation of the Adabas D Database server, which is part of StarOffice installation set, remove following RPM package:
 
  
*  rm adabas-13.01.00-1.i586.rpm
 
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The RPM command has a rich set of command line parameters. This section describes the most important parameters only. Make sure that you are in the directory where RPM packages are located.
 
The RPM command has a rich set of command line parameters. This section describes the most important parameters only. Make sure that you are in the directory where RPM packages are located.
  
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  rpm -ivh –prefix /export *.rpm
 
  rpm -ivh –prefix /export *.rpm
  
Be careful with this. The Gnome and SUSE desktop integration will not work.
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Remove the {{OOo}} installation packages :
 
Remove the {{OOo}} installation packages :
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  rm -r /var/tmp/unpack_openoffice
 
  rm -r /var/tmp/unpack_openoffice
 
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=== Installing {{OOo}} Product Upgrades/Patches ===
 
=== Installing {{OOo}} Product Upgrades/Patches ===
 
<!-- Each Product Update has the same Java based installer front end as the {{OOo}} installation set. Just call the setup for applying the update. Anyhow, the Upgrade uses RPM packages as which could be applied by the upgrade command of RPM.
 
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Revision as of 09:27, 22 July 2008


RPM Based Linux distributions

RPM package manager used to install, update and remove RPM packages, and is provided as part of RPM based Linux distributions such as openSUSE and RedHat.

Installation

Unpack the downloaded package. The easiest way to accomplish this is to execute the Apache OpenOffice installation file.

  • Become root if necessary
su -
  • Execute the installation package



The RPM command has a rich set of command line parameters. This section describes the most important parameters only. Make sure that you are in the directory where RPM packages are located.

For an installation into the standard /opt directory :

rpm -ivh *.rpm

If you prefer to install in another directory.

rpm -ivh –prefix /export *.rpm


Remove the Apache OpenOffice installation packages :

Installing Apache OpenOffice Product Upgrades/Patches

Deinstallation

Use the RPM package manager to uninstall Apache OpenOffice. You have to determine the list of Apache OpenOffice related packages.

  • Become root if necessary
su -
  • To remove all Apache OpenOffice related packages:

Debian Packages

Installation

The APT or DPKG package manager used to install, update and remove DEB packages, and is provided as part of DEB based Linux distributions such as Debian and Ubuntu.

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   cd OOo_inst_folder/DEBS
   sudo dpkg -i *.deb


  • Install the Apache OpenOffice packages into the /opt/<openoffice-dir>
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