lawsonrc Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I have tried to install ver.2.0.1 several ways: twice by downloads (from two different mirrors), each download deleted when they didn't work. Then I burnt the CD-ROMS. I uninstalled ver. 2.0 before trying an installation of 2.0.1. The problem is with the RPMs. When I try to install the "base" , any of the "core02-core10", or writer, calc, etc. I get this message: "The such-and-such cannot be installed due to unsatisfied openoffice.org-core01" When I try to install "core01", I get this message: "openoffice.org-core1 cannot be installed due to unsatisfied openoffice.org-core04" What is the solution? I was able to install ver. 2.0 just fine. I just can't understand why I can't install ver. 2.0.1. Very strange! Considering there is the mandriva menus rpm in the subdirectory. All help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Copy all packages into a directory on your /home partition e.g. /home/username/OOO. Once this is done, open a console and log in as root. Now launch rpm -ivh /home/username/OOO/*.rpm Hope it works this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavaeolus Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 maybe you need to install them with the option --nodeps funny thing with the OOo-rpms is although they are not urpmi-compatible (no hdlists) I managed to install them via rpmdrake (got an error-message when I defined the rpm-source, but I could install them, now if I have new packages I can just actualize my rpm-sources and get the new packages) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polemicz Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Follow Arctic's advice. It works, I've done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 (edited) Follow Arctic's advice. It works, I've done it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, it surely works. Or even the simpler - Browsing to the extraction directory with Konqueror - Pressing F4 - Typing in su -c "rpm -i openoffice*.rpm" (...and providing the root password) works. After that you have to go to the menus subdirectory, and install the Mandy-specific RPM, else no menus on your desktop. I don't use an RPM based distro, but I've done that many times with OOo2 betas over Mandy/PCLinuxOS. Edited January 9, 2006 by scarecrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawsonrc Posted January 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Hi Guys, I want to thank each and everyone of you for your advice and kind suggestions. My apologies for not getting back with a reply sooner. First I installed the java rpm by rightclicking and choosing "SoftwareInstaller" (I could have just double left-clicked it) and it installed successfully. Then I created a new folder in Home, calling it OOo2.0.1. I copied and pasted all the other rpms into it except for the gnome one (I use KDE and wanted my KDE theme Acqua to appear in all OOo applications.) I then went into Konqueror's Window menu and chose "Show Terminal Emulator", which appeared in the bottom half of the window> then su'ed to root with password>used arctic's command and watched the installation go by with each rpm. Afterward I went back to the cd and copied/pasted the mandriva menu rpm and put it in the same folder. I double clicked on it and it installed correctly. I went to the Mandriva menu, where it was listed under Office....clicked on the Writer2.0 which opened successfully...registered, etc. All went well and is complete. QUESTION: when I had Writer opened, I went to the Help Menu>About... I listed it as Open Office 2.0 instead of Open Office 2.0.1. This confused me at first, thinking I hadn't installed 2.0.1. Does anyone know why it doesn't say 2.0.1? Again, many many thanks to all for responding Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 My 2.0.1 also says 2.0, so I guess they haven't changed the logo- after all, 2.0.1 is a bugfixer, not a cosmetics release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawsonrc Posted January 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 Many thanks scarecrow for the confirmation. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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