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guys here is the situation: 1. i downloaded openoffice from their site.. checked the md5sum; its matched. 2. converted ALL .rpm to .tgz 3. i have already installed all components ...
  1. 08-09-2006 #1
    icedtea
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    need assistance in OPENOFFCE for slackware

    guys here is the situation:

    1. i downloaded openoffice from their site.. checked the md5sum; its matched.

    2. converted ALL .rpm to .tgz

    3. i have already installed all components

    4. when i try to open the MENU UPDATING TOOL, openoffice was not there.

    5. i tried opening through CLI, here is the output:

    root@darkstar:~# /opt/openoffice.org2.0/program/soffice
    /opt/openoffice.org2.0/program/soffice.bin X11 error: Can't open display:
    Set DISPLAY environment variable, use -display option

    is the error in xorg.conf? (but i have not encountered this thing when i started KOFFICE and other apps)
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  2. 08-09-2006 #2
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    Hi, icedtea

    I'm not really sure what the problem might be with the current package but you can get a Slackware-ready .tgz package for OpenOffice 2.0.3 over at LinuxPackages.net:

    http://www.linuxpackages.net/pkg_details.php?id=7951

    Maybe it'll work where the other one won't - hope it helps.
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  3. 08-09-2006 #3
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    yes sir i also know that one.. BUT my friend used the package in the OO site.. and it was successfully installed . i have been browsing for similar case here in the forum.. I TRIED doing some related suggestions in xorg.conf BUT still.. same problem arise


    ADDITIONAL :i have run OO in USER but still in ROOT (messsage posted still appears)
    i cant run it by GUI. i have already installed the openoffice-freedesktop etc. any help?
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  4. 08-09-2006 #4
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    why are you running any apps as root?
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  5. 08-09-2006 #5
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    hmm i miscalculated it. i have run OO in USER. it opened. m now tweaking on how to add the ICONS on my menu.
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    i really miscalculated that apps should never be run using ROOT. . i have now tweaked my box and OO is now perfectly working for me. though i haven't tried making any documents yet
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  7. 09-02-2006 #7
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    the same error message

    root or no root user,all gave me "/opt/openoffice.org2.0/program/soffice.bin X11 error: Can't open display:",why?how to solve?
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  8. 09-10-2006 #8
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    try re- installing OO
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  9. 09-16-2006 #9
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    Smile OOO from linuxpackages or zen mirrors

    icedtea,
    i agree with ozar, above. i have loaded OOO (and other apps) from linuxpackages for my slackbox 10, and my zen 2.8. i look there, first for slackpkg needs. the zen mirrors also have a prepackaged OOO made for your zenbox in current/extra. good stuff, like lame, xmms are found there, too
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  10. 09-16-2006 #10
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    I'm running 10.2 and the latest OpenOffice package from Linuxpackages.net works perfectly. If you suspect permission issues being the source of problems with an uncooperative app and want to run as root to see, as regular user:
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    kdesu /opt/openoffice.org2.0/program/soffice
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