Re: How to get Open Office documents to open with 1.1.4 and not 1.1.3?
From: Gordon (gordonbp1_at_yahoo.co.uk.invalid)
Date: 05/27/05
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Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 07:21:15 +0100
On Thu, 26 May 2005 22:59:47 -0400, Tim Wunder wrote:
> Gordon wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 26 May 2005 16:30:47 -0400, tim wunder wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/26/2005 3:39 PM, I believe that Gordon wrote:
>>>> I've installed OO 1.1.4 on FC3 (I couldn't un-install 1.1.3 as the
>>>> uninstall procedure couldn't find two files to complete) in a different
>>>> directory. When I click on a document, it opens up in 1.1.3. How do I
>>>> correct this?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe you'd be better served posting what the issue was with your
>>> removal of 1.1.3...
>>
>> Using the "Add/Remove Applications" menu option:
>> "Packages Not Found.
>> The following packages could not be found on your system. Installation
>> (Un-installation?) cannot continue until they are installed.
>> Unlocatable Package Required By
>> openoffice.org (openoffice.org-i18n','1.1.3','11.5.0fc3')
>> openoffice.org (openoffice.org-libs','1.1.3','11.5.0fc3')
>>
>>
>
> Do you have yum, apt-get, or synaptic installed?
> Well, if not, that doesn't really matter right now...
>
> go to a console session (command line)
> $ rpm -qa|grep openoffice.org
> we'll see if we can't get rid of 1.1.3 the old fashioned way...
Interestingly, that listed the packages that the "Add/Remove" function
said aren't found.......
I've just tried $rpm -e openoffice.org and got this:
error: Failed dependencies:
openoffice.org = 1.1.3-11.5.0.fc3 is needed by (installed)
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.3-11.5.0.fc3.i386
openoffice.org = 1.1.3-11.5.0.fc3 is needed by (installed)
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.3-11.5.0.fc3.i386
>
>>>
>>> How did you go about installing 1.1.4? Did you install from source, RPM,
>>> binary install program?
>>
>> I used OOo_1.1.4_LinuxIntel_install.tar.gz and unzipped it, and then
>> ./install -net
>>
>>
>
> OK, that will install openoffice.org 1.1.4 alright. Unfortunately, you're
> using an RPM-based distribution (FC3). And while you certainly can install
> packages onto it that are not RPMs (as evidenced by your having installed
> openoffice.org-1.1.4), it is usually best to stick with RPMs when
> installing applications on RPM-based distributions of linux.
>
> That means you'd need to find a packager of openoffice.org that has built an
> RPM of 1.1.4 for Fedora Core 3.
I've found an rpm for 1.1.4 for Fc2, but not fc3. Can I use the fc2 one?
>
> I recommend you read a bit here: http://www.fedorafaq.org/
>
> Then install synaptic/apt-get(Or yum, if you prefer), configure some nice
> repositories, then have at it.
>
> HTH,
> Tim
-- Registered Linux User no 240308 Fedora Core 3 and Open Office Was Windows XP SP2 and Office 2003 gordonATgbpcomputingDOTcoDOTuk
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