Installing OpenOffice.org: A guide for Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, and Windows users Title: Installing OpenOffice.org: A guide for Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, and Windows users Version:
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Installing OpenOffice.
Overview Overview This chapter describes how to download OpenOffice.org and install it in Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, and Windows environments. Copyright and trademark information The contents of this Documentation are subject to the Public Documentation License, Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may only use this Documentation if you comply with the terms of this License. A copy of the License is available at: http://www.openoffice.org/licenses/PDL.rtf The Original Documentation is Installing OpenOffice.
System Requirements System Requirements For accessibility support, all platforms require the Java Runtime Environment 1.4.1_01 or newer. Solaris Linux • PC with Pentium or compatible processor, or PowerPC processor • 64 MB RAM. • 170 MB hard disk space. • Linux Kernel 2.0.7 or higher • X Server with a minimum of 256 colors or gray-scale. • glibc2 2.1.3 or higher (2.2.1 for PPC). • VGA or higher resolution graphic device with at least 256 colours, 800 x 600. Mac OS X • Mac OS X v10.
How to download OpenOffice.org How to download OpenOffice.org The latest version of OpenOffice.org is always available from the OpenOffice.org main website. Go to the project home page (http://www.openoffice.org) and click on Download. This takes you to the download page. Linux, Windows and Solaris - download If you are using Linux, Windows and Solaris, simply select your language, operating system and download site.
Which type of installation? Which type of installation? This guide describes three kinds of installation options: single-user, multi-user and Mac OS X. How do you know which one to pick? • If you are running Mac OS X, then pick the Mac OS X installation. Otherwise, read on. • If you prefer to install software as Administrator/root and run it as a regular user, go to the Multi-user installation.
Single-user installation 2 Read important information After the Welcome screen, you are shown some important information about OpenOffice.org. You should read this page if you have not done so before. Click Next twice to continue. 3 Accept the software license agreement OpenOffice.org is released under a dual LGPL/SISSL license scheme. The LGPL is the Lesser General Public License. The SISSL is the Sun Industry Software Standard License. Both are OSI-approved open source licenses.
Single-user installation 4 Enter user data You can now enter some user information if you wish. Note; This step is entirely optional. This data will not be sent to the OpenOffice.org team. This is exclusively for your personal use. Some OpenOffice.org features can take advantage of this information (for example, the automatic Business Card creator). After OpenOffice.org is installed, you can always change this information under Tools > Options > OpenOffice.
Single-user installation Unless you are upgrading, the program will need to create the installation directory. Click Yes. 6 Start copying Take a moment now to doublecheck all your choices. If you wish to change anything, press the Back button to return to previous steps. If you are happy with all the settings, you can press Install. Note: if you press Install here you will not be able to go back and change your settings unless. However, you will still be able to cancel the installation process.
Single-user installation 8 Java setup Some of the functionality present in OpenOffice.org requires that you have a current version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in your computer. If you do not have a JRE installed you can still proceed with the OpenOffice.org installation. Be aware that you will lose a small portion of the OpenOffice.org functionality. In particular, the accessibility features of OpenOffice.org depend on having Java 1.4.2 or later installed in your system.
Multi-user installation Multi-user installation The installation procedure is nearly identical in all of these operating systems. Therefore, it will be described only once with appropriate platform-specific comments. The multi-user installation comprises two main steps: 1. The “network” installation (that is just a name, you do not need to have a network for this). 2. The individual user setup.
Multi-user installation 4 Read important information You are presented with the latest information on OpenOffice.org. Unless you are already familiar with OpenOffice.org as well as open source software, you should read the information contained here. Click Next. 5 Read the software license agreement OpenOffice.org is released under a dual LGPL/SISSL licensing scheme. The LGPL is the “Lesser General Public License”. The SISSL is the “Sun Industry Software Standard License”.
Multi-user installation 6 Select the installation type and directory Next you need to select the installation type and the installation directory. In most cases, you can just accept the defaults. Note for advanced users: If you want to install the XHTML/XML export filters, you need to choose Custom Installation. Note: Ensure that the directory you select for the server installation has read and execution rights for all users, so that you can perform Workstation Installations.
Multi-user installation 8 Java setup Some of the functionality present in OpenOffice.org requires that you have a current version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in your computer. If you do not have a JRE installed you can still proceed with the OpenOffice.org installation. Be aware that you will lose a small portion of the OpenOffice.org functionality. In particular, the accessibility features of OpenOffice.org depend on having Java 1.4.2 or later installed in your system.
Multi-user installation Step 2: Individual user setup This step must be performed for every single user who will be using OpenOffice.org. The procedure is very similar to the installation you just performed. For instance, the important information page and the software license will come up again, since each user should agree to the license before using OpenOffice.org. 1 Login as a regular user First of all, you need to log back in using the regular user account you wish to setup.
Multi-user installation 4 Read the software license agreement This is the same license agreement that you saw during the “network” installation. Each user is required to agree to this license before using OpenOffice.org. As before, this is the LGPL/SISSL dual license, and you will need to scroll to the bottom of the page before you are allowed to proceed. 5 Enter user data (optional) You will now have the opportunity to enter some user information if you wish. Note: This step is entirely optional.
Multi-user installation Workstation Installation. 7 Choose the installation directory Here you choose the directory where the personal user configuration files will reside. Make sure that you select a directory you have read/write access to. This dialog does not appear if you chose to update from a previous install. Click Next. You will also have a chance to review the configuration options. Click Next. Installing OpenOffice.
Multi-user installation 8 Start copying Take a moment now to double-check all your choices. If you wish to change anything, press the Back button to return to previous steps. If you are happy with all the settings, you can press Install. 9 File Associations for Windows If you are running Windows, you will have the option to associate MS Office files with OpenOffice.org. This means that if you doubleclick on (say) a Word document, it will automatically open in OpenOffice.org Writer instead of Word.
Installation - Mac OS X Installation - Mac OS X To get OpenOffice running on your Mac OS X you're going to have to download and install the X11 system and the OpenOffice application. WARNING: First, please back up your entire system. This procedure should not cause any problems, but backups are a standard safety measure and something that should be done whenever you make big changes to your system. About X11 The X Windows System by Apple lets people access the UNIX operating system on their Mac OS X.
Installation - Mac OS X Step 3: Install OpenOffice.org Click on Install_OpenOffice.org to launch the installer and follow the instructions on screen. The four screens pictured below are just the first of many. The process will take about 10 or 15 minutes. Below is some direction on the more confusing screens. Step 4: Installation dependencies When the Choose Install Folder window appears, click on Restore Default Folder. This will install OpenOffice in your Applications folder.
Installation - Mac OS X Continue with the installation of OpenOffice.org and all its companion programs (DLCompat, ESP Ghostscript, and Fondu) as instructed on the screens. At one point you will get a warning that XDarwin does not exist in the Applications directory. Don't panic. The program is just looking for XDarwin, which is the default platform it runs on; it does not know that you will be running it from X11. You will correct this the first time you run OpenOffice.
Installation - Mac OS X Step 6: Start OpenOffice.org Once X11 has been launched, you can run OpenOffice.org. Go to your Applications window and open the OpenOffice.org folder. Click the Start OpenOffice.org application to launch the program. The first time you run the program you'll be asked to choose the application on which to run OpenOffice.org. In the long list displayed, click on X11. The OpenOffice.org program will appear on your desktop.
