installing openoffice from packages cd

**whisker** · 08-08-2005

how do i install open office from the packages cd?
i tryed

Code:

emerge openoffice

and it tries to download it from the web which isnt working right now. how can i get open office installed and will it pop up on the kde menu?

thanks

**josolanes** · 08-08-2005

here are the installation instructions for installing something from the packages cd

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handboo...p=11#doc_chap2

Code:

$ su -
Password&#58; &#40;Enter your root password&#41;

&#40;Put the Gentoo Packages CD in the CD tray&#41;
# mount /mnt/cdrom

# ls /mnt/cdrom

&#40;If there is a /mnt/cdrom/packages directory&#58;&#41;
# export PKGDIR="/mnt/cdrom/packages"

&#40;Otherwise&#58;&#41;
# export PKGDIR="/mnt/cdrom"

# emerge --usepkg openoffice

there you go

**jaboua** · 08-09-2005

Just as a side note, IIRC there is also an "openoffice-bin" or something like that which downloads a binary package from the internet and installs...

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