On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 17:22 +0530, Rajagopal Swaminathan wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I tried installing OOo 3.x on an updated Centos 5 desktop (stock OOo
> 2.x was there), It had the following problems:
>
> 1. Installation of JRE 1.6.0 step failed citing dependency issues
> (relating to JRE 1.4 being required by OOo 2.x and the such)
See http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/JavaOnCentOS
> 2. after installation, It did run as root ok. but as a user keyboard
> practically freezes during the first run username entry requiring the
> process to be killed.
>
> I need OOo3 calc for its solver functionality for staff scheduling.
>
> Any similar experiences? better yet any solutions (a la Go-oo)?
1. Rebuild from Fedora SRPMS.
2. Install Fedora or another distro in a virtual machine.
http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/59370
http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/68068
http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/64505
Phil
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