lawsonrc Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 1. Is it possible to upgrade OOo to version 1.1 by doing a simple command, like urpmi, or whatever? 2. If not, can OOo9.1 co-habit on MDK 9.1 along with the default version, which I think is 1.0.1 (I"m at work and not in Linux, so it may be 1.0.2). 3. If I install OOo1.1, will it be nicely anti-aliased like the version that came with MDK9.1? 4. I installed OOo1.1 in Windows, but the Stylist and Navigation Panels will no longer "roll up", or "shade" (i.e. collapse) in the Windows version as they did in OOo1.0.x. Also, I can't remember how to "stick" them to the side and open and close them that way as I did before, which is a second option to the windowshading. Any help is appreciated. Thanks! Richard L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 hi, check out this thread for OOo1.1 install from .tar.gz instructions........ click here as for your questions........ 1. it SHOULD detect your old version. there are no rpm's (that i know) yet for OOo1.1, so you're gonna have to use the .tar.gz file. if it doesn't integrate with your old version, just check out the above link for info on migrating user settings from 1.0 to 1.1. it's very easy to do. 2. yes, you can have both versions installed & running at the same time, as long as your version 1.1 has a different directory name than 1.0 3. yes, the default fonts are anit-aliased & just like 1.0. if they're not to your liking, you can tweak those settings in the "options". 4. not sure. haven't played with any of those options yet. i know the "gallery" window rolls up when you don't want to see it, so the others should also, i'm guessing. :roll: Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 hi - can I butt in for just a second... there are no rpm's (that i know) yet for OOo1.1 like Richard, I would also like to install the rpm way (urpmi or apt-get). What's the usual lag time for rpms to hit the urpmi or apt-get repositories ? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 AFAIK OpenOffice only does releases in tar.gz form. (anybody, correct me on this if i'm wrong. :shock: ) as far as an rpm, Texstar may make one in the future, but i'm not sure on that either. (some help i am, huh?) don't be afraid of the tar file. download it & either use the instructions i provided at the above link, or read the install instructions on the OpenOffice site. they are thorough, easy, & pretty much fool proof. i should know..........i followed those instructions & had nary a problem. more fool me....... :wink: Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peep Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 i can back chris up on this one... the tar files are just about foolproof AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS (there's only about 3 steps, so it's not bad at all). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scrimpshire Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 # rpm -qa | grep Office OpenOffice.org-1.1-0.rc4.2mdk OpenOffice.org-libs-1.1-0.rc4.2mdk OpenOffice.org-l10n-en-1.1-0.rc4.2mdk OpenOffice.org-help-en-1.1-0.rc4.2mdk hmmmmm Edit: I upgraded to 9.2 from Cooker, so I bet that's where they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illogic-al Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 cooker has rpms, and will always have new rpms for new stuff that's in main. Currently it's frozen so there will be no new packages until it' s unfrozen (when 9.2 is released). As it stands therfore cooker is theoretically 9.2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 to add a few more comments............. i just installed the OOo1.1 tar final. installation went without a hitch. it picked up all of my user settings from 1.1rc5. it's working fine. Code:# rpm -qa | grep Office OpenOffice.org-1.1-0.rc4.2mdk OpenOffice.org-libs-1.1-0.rc4.2mdk OpenOffice.org-l10n-en-1.1-0.rc4.2mdk OpenOffice.org-help-en-1.1-0.rc4.2mdk hmmmmm Edit: I upgraded to 9.2 from Cooker, so I bet that's where they are. note that all of those rpm's are from release rc4. they had rc5 after that before the final came out, so i would recommend not using those rpm's & getting the final 1.1 tar file. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 The problem with tar.gz, even if easy to install is that they are not on the rpm database. So if I forgot to uninstall a program installed with a tar.gzit before I install a new version using rpm, my system may start to become a mess. Personally I prefer to install _only_ with rpm, except for drivers if no choice. I think i'll try the OOo cooker rpms on 9.1 .. roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illogic-al Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 to add a few more comments............. i just installed the OOo1.1 tar final. installation went without a hitch. it picked up all of my user settings from 1.1rc5. it's working fine. that's cause rc5 = 1.1 final :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illogic-al Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 note that all of those rpm's are from release rc4. they had rc5 after that before the final came out, so i would recommend not using those rpm's & getting the final 1.1 tar file. Chris what were the huge improvements from RC4 to RC5? i have RC4 and it is pretty stable. actually i haven't had any problems with it at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 illogic-al wrote: what were the huge improvements from RC4 to RC5? i have RC4 and it is pretty stable. actually i haven't had any problems with it at all to be honest, i have no idea! :shock: i'm just a sucker for new releases, so i did the rc5 install. i figured since this last one is truly final (no rc#) that i'd get that one. it all works great & it gave me something to do! :lol: roland wrote: The problem with tar.gz, even if easy to install is that they are not on the rpm database. So if I forgot to uninstall a program installed with a tar.gzit before I install a new version using rpm, my system may start to become a mess. Personally I prefer to install _only_ with rpm, except for drivers if no choice. I think i'll try the OOo cooker rpms on 9.1 .. yeah, i like rpm's over tar's too. but, i'm trying to get away from relying on rpm too much. plus, since this is an official OOo download, there's little chance of something failing or going wrong, as opposed to cooker. and, the installer detects previous versions of OOo & upgrades from there, so there's no need to uninstall the old version first. :D many ways to do things. it's all a matter of preference, i suppose.... Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooYah Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 The problem with tar.gz, even if easy to install is that they are not on the rpm database.So if I forgot to uninstall a program installed with a tar.gzit before I install a new version using rpm, OOo comes with it's own uninstaller and repair facility. There's really no reason to use an rpm for it. You can have several versions side by side, as well. 4) Mine shade fine. I think you're talking about ctrl+click to stick them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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