Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 13:43:40 -0400 From: epilogue <epilogue@allstream.net> To: dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OOo-1.1.3 Message-ID: <20041024134340.5c20495a@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20041023100354.GA6730@nagual.st> References: <20041023100354.GA6730@nagual.st>
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On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 12:03:54 +0200 dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> wrote: > I downloaded the OOo-1.1.3_nl package yesterday and wanted to > install it like I did the previous version. > I was very surprised to see that it did *not* wanted to install with a > pkg_add onto my freebsd-4.10p3 system. It was made dependend on de > X.Org libraries and such is not what you'de expect for a 4.10 system, > right? OK if it were 5.3; X.Org is default on that, I'm told, but hey, > not everyone has made the changes to xorg.. hello lee, included you bc step 3 (below) may help to make OO run more smoothly those few odd times that you do use it. hello dick, [snip from previous reply to similar question] until such time as other packages are made available, you can try what i have done in the past - installing OO despite having the wrong X server. this method has been successful for me numerous times: 1) download the pkg for your system 2) pkg_add -f openoffice-[ver] 3) pkgdb -Fu # almost all the xorg/xfree pieces have very similar names, so selecting the correct dependency is straightforward. only with XFree86-fontScalable might you have to make a choice between Type1 or TrueType. both seem to work, but with slightly different results (i'm not sure which is best and don't much care - but if you read-up on it, you should be able to figure it out). 4) start openoffice and enjoy. > Which leads me to another question: would this behaviour of deps on > X.Org become 'normal' in the future? Is it really worthwhile to make > the switch to X.Org in favor of XFree86-4.4? The latter runs smoothly > on my fbsd-4.10 Will X.Org be better??? I checked the net for > information but both parties don't mention eachothers pro's/contra's while xorg is now default on 5.3, what they will do with 4.11 is unclear (at least to me). either system (xorg/xfree) will work and both should be available via ports for the forseeable future. in short, it is a matter of preference (or features) -- and a decision which is entirely up to you. =] hth, epi [/snip] > -- > dick -- http://www.nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE > ++ Running FreeBSD 4.10 ++ Debian GNU/Linux (Woody) > + Nai tiruvantel ar vayuvantel i Valar tielyanna nu vilya > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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