[Solved] What is a symlink? Help with installing OpenOffice
[Solved] What is a symlink? Help with installing OpenOffice
Hello, I am sorry if this sounds noobish, but I am new to Linux. I want to install OpenOffice and the documentation tells me I need remove a symlink if there is one. What is a symlink? How do I know I have one? After I input "whereis soffice" the terminal gives me "soffice: /usr/bin/soffice /usr/bin/X11/soffice" I don't know what this means.
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Open Office 4 on Xubuntu 13.10
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Re: What is a symlink? Help with installing OpenOffice
Hi and welcome to the forum!
For symlinks, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_link
It's just a link that points to the real target.
To install AOO, follow: [Tutorial] Installing Apache OpenOffice on GNU/Linux or [Ubuntu] Installing OpenOffice on Debian and Co.
whereis gives you where are located the executables that launch AOO. You don't need to use this.
Please add [Solved] at the beginning of the title in your first post (top of the topic) with the edit button if your issue has been fixed.
For symlinks, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_link
It's just a link that points to the real target.
To install AOO, follow: [Tutorial] Installing Apache OpenOffice on GNU/Linux or [Ubuntu] Installing OpenOffice on Debian and Co.
whereis gives you where are located the executables that launch AOO. You don't need to use this.
Please add [Solved] at the beginning of the title in your first post (top of the topic) with the edit button if your issue has been fixed.
LibreOffice 7.6.2.1 on Xubuntu 23.10 and 7.6.4.1 portable on Windows 10
Re: What is a symlink? Help with installing OpenOffice
Try
then install according to the tutorial Hagar indicated.
I don't know what you have done that would require the need for the above command; normally OpenOffice installs over an earlier version with no complaints.
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sudo apt-get purge openoffice*
I don't know what you have done that would require the need for the above command; normally OpenOffice installs over an earlier version with no complaints.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Re: What is a symlink? Help with installing OpenOffice
Ok so the tutorial wants me to uninstall Libre Office. And tells me to enter "sudo apt-get purge libreoffice" into the Terminal Emulator, so I do so. But then the emulator tells me: I know I have Libre Office installed, I installed it through the Ubuntu Software Center. I only installed the writer. How can I remove Libre Office? Thank-you.
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Package 'libreoffice' is not installed, so not removed
Open Office 4 on Xubuntu 13.10
Re: What is a symlink? Help with installing OpenOffice
Use the Software Centre to uninstall either libreoffice or swriter.
Edit: you forgot the * after libreoffice (libreoffice* (sic)) |
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Re: What is a symlink? Help with installing OpenOffice
Thanks I got it installed! I will add solved to the top now!
Open Office 4 on Xubuntu 13.10