Re: Problem with Debian Testing [./soffice as root]
Group,
I just found out that running ./soffice in ~/.openoffice will open OOo
as desired. However, I must run this program as root!
~/.openoffice/soffice links to /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.
Any ideas why this is the case? Why would OOo require root to run? It
isn't good to run as root so this isn't a solution.
Thanks in advance.
Steve
On Mar 18 10:35AM, Steve C. Thompson wrote:
> Hello Group,
>
> I'm sure this problem has been solved...
>
> I'm running Debian testing (sarge). OOo has worked fine in the past.
> Recently when trying to start OOo I get something like ``OpenOffice.org
> lockfile found'' and the program won't start. I remove ~/.sversionrc
> and ~/.openoffice, run again, it stalls. I ``apt-get remove
> openoffice.org; apt-get clean; apt-get update; apt-get install
> openoffice.org''. I now have a fresh OOo install. Try to run it, the
> terminal says something about ``setting up OOo, starting OOo'' but it
> hangs. Try to run oowriter, oocalc, etc., all hang. I run the setup
> program in ~/.openoffice (./setup), takes me to a fancy repair/remove
> OOo screen, I ask to repair, hangs.
>
> I remember something like this happening to me in the past, maybe 1 year
> ago. I didn't worry too much about it. Then, one day, magically, I run
> OOo and it starts. I'm not having such luck this time around.
>
> Like I said, I use Debian testing, have been for years, and run apt-get
> update; apt-get upgrade each day.
>
> One final note. I used an obscure OOo-only mirror in the past since
> Debian didn't have OOo in its repository. Since OOo is now in testing,
> I've removed the old mirror from my sources.list; I only have:
>
> deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main
> deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main
> deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main
> deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main
> deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main
>
> Please advise!
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
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