Re: StarOffice installation
Martin Steigerwald writes:
> I managed to install StarOffice via its own installation routine, but
> not via the Debian installer package.
>
> If I try dpkg-i-ing the installer packages it fails to find the
> StarOffice *.tar.gz files. But this files are in the same directory I
> started the installation from.
They have to be in ${TMP:-/tmp}
> Where do I have to put the archive files if not in the active
> directory? Should I put them into /tmp? If yes, can I remap /tmp to
> another already existing partition? /tmp is laying on a 50MB root
> partition which is maybe 50% full and doesnt have enough space to hold
> all the needed archives.
I normally have /tmp -> /var/tmp
But you can set TMP to an appropriate value, the installer will honor
this.
> I use the static linked StarOffice binaries. Is there any way to use
> the dynamic linked one other than buying Motif?
They are linked against Motif you you'll need Motif - Lesstif might
work, too but I haven't tried.
> Is there any way to speed up starting of StarOffice application
> without plugging more memory into the computer? I am using a 486 and
> 16 MB of RAM. Hopefully I will get another 16 MB, but God knows when.
> That might stop swapping.
To be honest, I won't run StarOffice on that machine. You'll have
more fun playing and learning LaTeX if you need typesetting. LaTeX
will run on your computer without memory and speed problem.
Regards
Joey
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