RoryOF wrote:In my installation package, downloaded from SourceForge, package
Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.0_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-GB.tar.gz
the desktop-integration folder is under DEBS folder.
I ran the desktop-integration file from the DEBS folder, as you indicate.
RoryOF wrote:I open that package with an archive manager, extract it to its default directory (en-GB) and then enter that using a terminal to run the install commands.
I used gdebi to install each of the files separately. Maybe downloading to the user's download folder and running an apt-get install or dpkg command would have been more effective.
RoryOF wrote:Can you give the name of the installation package you downloaded? In some of the beta versions the desktop-integration folder is omitted so that two versions can be installed side by side. Perhaps your version is a beta version.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/openoff ... z/downloadSolydX is in English but I am located in Mexico and the person operating the computer speaks Spanish.
Another difference is, I use separate partitions for downloaded files, applications and data, in addition to the root and home partitions; and sometimes those partitions are ntfs, which I believe was the case in this instance.
It would be very helpful if Aoo was included in the repositories of more distros, if not installed by default. That would take care of the dependencies automatically in most instances. There are not really that many base systems for the hundreds of GNU/Linux distros, which often access the repositories of the parent system, be it debian, fedora, slackware, arch (or gentoo). I personally have depended mostly on Debian derivatives and openSuse, until now; but am looking at slackware and arch systems currently.
This from Sparky Ultra Openbox.
Also,
LibreOffice on Sparky Ultra Openbox and openSUSE at present, AOO on SolydX and Win7