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OpenOffice.org 1.1

• This document covers the installation and configuration of OpenOffice.org 1.1. If you are looking for more information on OpenOffice.org, then a good place to start is the OpenOffice.org website.
• If you spot any errors on this page, please e-mail me using the link above.

• It is assumed that this installation takes place on a computer on which Core Linux has been successfully installed.
• In addition to the packages bundled with Core Linux, a working XFree86 environment must also be present. You can read my guide on installing XFree86 on Core Linux here.
• As described in the installation guide, it is assumed that any downloaded application source code is stored in a directory called /apps on the CD-R. To this end it is assumed that you have access to at least one other machine with a CD burner.
• If you have your Core Linux PC networked you could use wget to download files direct from the internet. Alternatively you could use a web browser if you have one installed on your Core Linux system.

Preparation

1. Download the OpenOffice.org binaries from http://www.openoffice.org.
2. Download the Mktemp source code from http://www.mktemp.org/mktemp.
3. Burn the files OOo_1.1.0_LinuxIntel_install.tar.gz and mktemp-1.5.tar.gz to a CD. This page assumes that the subdirectory /apps is used for the .tar.gz file. The CD-ROM can be a multi-session disk.

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Booting

1. Boot your Core Linux PC.
2. Login as root. You will need to enter the password at the prompt.

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Extract the binaries and source code

1. Place the CD-R in the CD-ROM drive. Mount the CD-ROM drive under /mnt/cdrom.
2. Change to the /apps directory on the CD-R.
3. Copy the OOo_1.1.0_LinuxIntel_install.tar.gz file to the directory /usr/src.
4. Copy the mktemp-1.5.tar.gz file to the directory /usr/src.
5. Change to the /usr/src directory and extract the Mktemp source from the .tar.gz file.
6. Change to the /usr/src directory and extract the OpenOffice.org binaries from the .tar.gz file.

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Configure and compile Mktemp

1. Change to the /usr/src/mktemp-1.5 directory.
2. Run the configure script.
3. Run the make program.
4. Run the make program with the argument install.

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Installing OpenOffice.org

1. Change to the /usr/src/OOo_1.1.0_LinuxIntel_install directory.
2. Run the install script.
3. Start the second stage installation with the command soffice.
4. Work through the second stage installer.
5. At the system prompt enter soffice to start OpenOffice.org.

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Starting Components

1. If you want to start the various components of OpenOffice.org directly, rather than through the OpenOffice.org "launcher", you can use the following commands:

   Writer:	soffice private:factory/swriter
   Calc:	soffice private:factory/scalc
   Impress:	soffice private:factory/simpress
   Draw:	soffice private:factory/sdraw
   Math:	soffice private:factory/smath
   Web Editor:	soffice private:factory/swriter/web
   Master Template:	soffice private:factory/swriter/Global

2. These commands may be useful if you need to program your Window Manager's menu to start the different elements of OpenOffice.org separately from each other.

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