Crash on first setup intent 2.3.8

[faulersysad]

a)
This happened after downloading and extractiong to my Linux box (kernel 2.6.19, Slackware):

~/openoffice/OOG680_m9_native_packed-1_en-US.9238# ./setup
Checksumming...
Extracting ...
90313 blocks
Done.
Using /var/tmp/install_3216/usr/java/jre1.6.0_03/bin/java
java version "1.6.0_03"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_03-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_03-b05, mixed mode)

Running installer
/var/tmp/install_3216/usr/java/jre1.6.0_03/bin/java -DHOME=/root DJRE_FILE=jre-
6u3-linux-i586.rpm -jar JavaSetup.jar
System locale: en_US
Root privileges
OS: Linux
Mode: installation
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Toolkit$2.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.ImageIcon.<init>(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.ImageIcon.<init>(Unknown Source)
at org.openoffice.setup.ResourceManager.getIconFromPath(ResourceManager.
java:157)
at org.openoffice.setup.SetupFrame.<init>(SetupFrame.java:112)
at org.openoffice.setup.Main.main(Main.java:62)
Caused by: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 1
at sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment.getDefaultScreenDevice(Unknown Source)
at sun.awt.X11.XToolkit.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
... 10 more
~/openoffice/OOG680_m9_native_packed-1_en-US.9238#

b)
In some support article I found that for multi user instllation I should
use ./setup -net
However, 2.3.8 setup does not accept the -net parameter

c)
OpenOffice 2.2 installed and is running free of problems except multi user usage.

Any clue?

faulersysad

[Hagar Delest]

I move this thread to the Linux forum, perhaps you'll have more chances.

It seems the first issue is linked to Java. Have you tried to install without the Java package ?
Are you sure about the OOo version ? Latest official is 2.3.1.

[AndrewZ]

b) the -net is from OpenOffice.org 1 and does not apply to OOo version 2.

As mentioned, I suggest installing without Java. Which Linux distribution are you using? On RPM distros, you run something lke "rpm -Uvh *rpm" (the very short version), but I do that after deleting the Java file.

[Hagar Delest]

my Linux box (kernel 2.6.19, Slackware)

[AndrewZ]

Duh!