Novell OPENOFFICE 2.X User manual

OpenOffice.org 2.x
Setup Guide
[Setup Guide 2.0]
[Rev A_10]
First edition: [2005-02-24]
First Englis edition: [2005-02-24]

Contents
Contents
Contents.................................................................................................................................................i
Copyrig t and trademark information.................................................................................................iii
Feedback.........................................................................................................................................iii
Acknowledgments...............................................................................................................................iv
Modifications and updates..............................................................................................................iv
Overview...............................................................................................................................................1
General Installation Information...........................................................................................................3
RPM-based Installation........................................................................................................................5
Installation........................................................................................................................................5
Removal...........................................................................................................................................5
Debian-based Installation.....................................................................................................................7
Installing .debs.................................................................................................................................7
Removing .debs................................................................................................................................7
Installing from Linux RPMs............................................................................................................7
Solaris Installation................................................................................................................................9
Installation........................................................................................................................................9
Removal...........................................................................................................................................9
FreeBSD Installation...........................................................................................................................11
Quick met od.................................................................................................................................11
Removal.........................................................................................................................................11
Gentoo installation..............................................................................................................................13
Removal.........................................................................................................................................14
Additional Information..................................................................................................................14
Slackware Installation.........................................................................................................................15
Removing ......................................................................................................................................15
Installation on Ot er UNIX systems..................................................................................................17
Mac OS X Installation........................................................................................................................19
Installing X11.................................................................................................................................19
Using Java 1.5................................................................................................................................21
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Contents
Removal.........................................................................................................................................22
Before OOo 2.0.2.................................................................................................................22
After OOo 2.0.2....................................................................................................................23
Windows® 98/ME/NT/2000/XP Installation.....................................................................................25
Single-User Installation.................................................................................................................25
Multiple User Environment under Windows® NT/2000/XP.......................................................30
User Configuration from a Multi-user install................................................................................33
Customizing an Installation................................................................................................................37
Auto installation.............................................................................................................................37
Installing individual modules from RPMs....................................................................................37
Installing multiple instances of OpenOffice.org wit t e same version number.........................38
Appendix 1 — MacOSX Extras.........................................................................................................41
Installing X11.................................................................................................................................41
How to install X11 wit Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4 ?.......................................................................41
Installing X11 on Pant er(10.3)...........................................................................................41
Installing X11 on Tiger(10.4)...............................................................................................41
Launc ing X11.....................................................................................................................41
X11 claims to be already installed.......................................................................................42
C eck and Select X11 settings :...........................................................................................42
1.6 How to get rid of t e Xterm t at starts wit out asking ?..............................................42
Public Documentation License, Version 1.0......................................................................................43
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Copyright and trademark information
Copyright and trademark information
T e contents of t is Documentation are subject to t e Public Documentation License, Version
1.0 (t e "License"); you may only use t is Documentation if you comply wit t e terms of t is
License. A copy of t e License is available at:
ttp://www.openoffice.org/licenses/PDL.rtf
T e Original Documentation is Setup Guide 2.0. T e Initial Writer(s) of t e Original
Documentation is/are G. Roderick Singleton © 2005. All Rig ts Reserved. (Initial Writer
contact(s):G. Roderick Singleton.)
Contributor(s): Jacqueline McNally, Sop ie Gautier_________________________________.
Portions created by G. Roderick Singleton are Copyrig t © 2005. All Rig ts Reserved.
(Contributor contact(s):G. Roderick Singleton.
Portions created by Marko Moëller are Copyrig t © 2005. All Rig ts Reserved.
(Contributor contact(s):Marko. Moeller.
All trademarks wit in t is guide belong to legitimate owners.
[Note: a copy of the PDL is included in this template and is also available at:
http://www.openoffice.org/licenses/PDL.rtf.]
Feedback
Please direct any comments or suggestions about t is document to:
[e-mail]
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Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Derek Dreger for taking care of t e 1.x.x Setup Guides.
[e-mail] for Debian install from rpm, Jaqueline for Windows®, S aun
McDonald for t e Mac section, [e-mail] and too many ot ers to mention
individually.
Modifications and updates
Version Date Description of Change
[0.15a] [2005-08-18] [Markomlm/grs: Solaris Part added and minor edits for style]
[0.16] [2005-08-29] [grs: 16t -- added upgrade from 1.1.x warning]
[0.17] [2005-08-31] [grs: 17t – c anged install script yperlink]
[0.18] [2005-09-05] [grs: 18t -- fixed typos, remove Ubuntu script note
[0.19] [2005-09-07] [grs: 19t -- C anged debian section to reflect new filenames
[0.20] [2005-09-20] [grs: 20t -- Updated to U v met ods in RPM section
[0.21] [2005-10-02] [grs: 22nd Updated wit Slackware installation ]
[Rev A] [2005-10-12] [grs: Rev A – First non draft version ]
[Rev. A_01] [2005-10-13] [markomlm: – First non draft version linked pictures]
[Rev. A_02] [2005-10-18] [grs: – minor edits and spelling corrections]
[Rev. A_03] [2005-10-23] [grs: – create A4 version and spelling corrections]
[Rev. A_04] [2005-10-26] [grs: – installing modules added]
[Rev. A_05] [2005-12-31] [grs: – new customization added and pzisson Getnoo c anges
integrated]
[Rev. A_06] [2006-02-13] [grs: – multi-instance section added]
[Rev. A_08] [2006-06-10] [grs: – X11 install for MacOSX]
[Rev. A_09] [2006-06-13] [smsm1: – MacOSX corrections]
[Rev. A_10] [2006-06-13] [grs: – fix formatting]
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Acknowledgments
OpenOffice.org 2.x Setup Guide v

Overview
Overview
T is document is designed to provide users wit instructions on installing OpenOffice.org 2.x
and its successors on t eir systems.
OpenOffice.org 2.0 Setup Guide 1

Overview
OpenOffice.org 2.0 Setup Guide 2