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"Linux Gazette...<I>making Linux just a little more fun!</I>"
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<H2>Installing StarOffice 4.0 on RedHat 5.1</H2>
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<FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">
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by <A HREF="mailto:editor@cpureview.com"><I>William Henning</I></A><BR>
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Editor, <A HREF="http://www.cpureview.com">CPUReview</A></FONT><BR>
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Copyright July 29, 1998<BR>
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED<BR>
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<P></P>
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<P>Today while shopping, I found StarOffice 4.0 (Commercial version) at a
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local cdrom shop. I already own (and use) ApplixWare, but I could not
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resist - given the usually positive reviews, I just *had* to try it. </P>
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<P>Please note that <A HREF="http://www.caldera.com">Caldera</A> currently
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has a special on StarOffice 4.0 - $49.95US. That is an excellent price for
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a commercial license. Also note that StarOffice is available via ftp
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without cost for non-commercial use.</P>
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<P>I wanted to see how it would perform on a fairly low performance system,
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so I loaded it onto my server. In order to benefit others, I thought I
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would document my installation. I will use it for a few days, after which
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I will write a review on my 'user' experiences.</P>
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<H3>The Software</H3>
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<P>StarOffice comes on two cd's, in a jewel case. The first CD contains
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StarOffice and also appears to contain OpenLinux Lite along with some
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additional contrib packages. The second CD, a pleasant surprise, appears
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to be OpenLinux Base. This means I will have a busy couple of nights - I'm
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going to have to try out OpenLinux. </P>
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<H3>The Computer</H3>
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<UL>
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<LI>Tyan Titan-II motherboard (Socket 5, 256k sync cache) </LI>
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<LI>WinChip 200Mhz (yes, it does work in single voltage motherboards!)</LI>
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<LI>S3-968 video card, 4Mb of VRAM running at 1024x768x16M</LI>
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<LI>32Mb FPM memory, 127Mb swap</LI>
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<LI>24x Panasonic cdrom</LI>
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<LI>6.4Gb Quantum ST</LI>
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<LI>DLINK 500TX 10/100Mbps 10BaseT, running at 10Mbps</LI>
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</UL>
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<H3>The Operating System</H3>
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<UL>
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<LI>RedHat 5.1</LI>
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<LI>reasonably up to date with updates from RedHat</LI>
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</UL>
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<H3>The Installation<BR>
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</H3>
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<P>I read the instructions - and the 'README' file. I logged in using my
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regular user account, went to /mnt/cdrom/StarOffice_40, and entered
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'./setup'.</P>
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<P>After the installation program started up, I got the infamous dialog "line
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1: syntax error at token 'I' expected declarator; i.e. File..."
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prompting me to press ok.</P>
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<P>In all honesty, I must admit I was expecting this problem - I remember
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people asking for help with this very same problem while reading the Linux
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news groups. I went to <A HREF="http://www.dejanews.com">Dejanews</A> to
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find out how people solved this problem.</P>
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<P>I used "Staroffice 4.0 RedHat 5.1" as my search string, and
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got 61 matches. </P>
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<H3>First Try</H3>
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<P>The very first match was a posting from Simon Gao, who on July 27 wrote:</P>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>This is a well known problem with RedHat 5.x. The problem is
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that StarOffice4 requires libc.5.4.28 above file system. Check out at
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<A HREF="http://www.waldherr.org/soffice/">www.waldherr.org/soffice</A>
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and you find how to solve this problem.</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P>Off I went to Stefan Waldherr's
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<A HREF="http://www.waldherr.org/soffice/">web site</A>. There I found
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that the version of StarOffice I purchased today is already outdated - and
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that I should download the latest version. As most people who purchase the
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commercial StarOffice package will get the same version I got (and as I
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did not want to wait to download 4.0.3 yet) I just downloaded the
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staroffice wrapper and proceeded to see if I could install 4.0 as shipped
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on the CD.</P>
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<P>I become root to install the rpm. The rpm would not install, I was
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treated to an error message: </P>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>Error during install, staroffice tar file not found.<BR>
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Looking for any of the following files or directories<BR>
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/tmp/so40sp3_lnx_01.tar.gz<BR>
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/tmp/so40sp3_lnx_01.tar.gz</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P>Since I *REALLY* did not want to download 4.0.3 yet, I got stubborn.</P>
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<H3>Second Try</H3>
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<P>I looked through some more messages, and based on the information I
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found, I tried the following:</P>
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<P>I ftp'd libc-5.4.46-1rh42.i386.rpm from ftp.redhat.com/pub/contrib/i386,
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and tried to instal it.</P>
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<P>I got a "failed dependencies: ld.so >= 1.9.9 is needed by
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libc-5.4.46-1rh42.i386.rpm" message. </P>
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<P>Good thing I kept my ftp session open. I now ftp'd
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ld.so-1.9.9-1rh42.i386.rpm. This time I got a pile of glibc conflicts.
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Nope, there *HAS* to be a simpler way.</P>
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<H3>Conclusion: Third Time Lucky</H3>
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<P>Back to the drawingboard - or DejaNews, as the case may be. I found an
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article by Tommy Fredriksson, originally posted in
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stardivision.com.support.unix. Tommy wrote:</P>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>In article <35A4B35E.CAA00699@actech.com.br><BR>
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wrote:<BR>
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> I just got StarOffice 4.0 ServicePack 3 but I can't run on my RedHat
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Linux <BR>> 5.1 box, it shows that dreaded "line 1 syntax error at token 'l'",
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etc. RH <BR>> 5.1 is libc6-based (glibc), but I also put libc-5 on my /lib
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directory. <BR>> Even this would not make it work. Could someone help me on this? <BR><BR>
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Put your "libc-pack" anywhere you can find it - tell
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/etc/ld.so.conf (on top) where you put it and run ldconfig -v and look for
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errors - if non, install SO. That's all...</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P>Based on this message, I improvised. To save all of you some work, here
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are some step by step instructions on how to install StarOffice 4.0 on
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RedHat 5.1:</P>
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<LI>Go to <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/">http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/</A>
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</LI>
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<LI>cd to the home directory of the user you are installing it for</LI>
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<LI>download libc-5_4_46_bin_tar.gz into the current directory</LI>
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<LI>become root</LI>
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<LI>mkdir ~/tmp</LI>
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<LI>cd ~/tmp </LI>
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<LI>tar xvfz ../libc-5_4_46_bin_tar.g</LI>
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<LI>cd lib</LI>
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<LI>cp * /lib</LI>
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<LI>edit /etc/ld.so.conf</LI>
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<LI>add a new line at the top, "/lib" (without the quotes)</LI>
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<LI>ldconfig -v</LI>
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<LI>go back to the normal user session under X (stop being root)</LI>
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<LI>cd /mnt/cdrom/StarOffice_40</LI>
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<LI>./setup</LI>
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<LI>follow the prompts - I chose custom install, and let it install
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everything.</LI>
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<LI>you can safely remove ~/tmp after you have installed StarOffice</LI>
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<H3>It Works!</H3>
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<P>Following the README, I typed Office40/bin/soffice. After some disk
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activity, it ran! Note, I did not time how long it took, but it seemed
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like 20-30 seconds. </P>
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<P>I chose to create a new document. I resized the window, and docked the
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paragraph style floating bar on the left hand side. The text in the
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default view was pretty poor, so I chose the 'Optimal' view (why don't
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they default to Optimal?) under the 'View' menu. This looked much better.</P>
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<P>I proceeded to type a few lines, and chose to print. I let it print as
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if to a PostScript printer. Lo and behold, my HP4L printed out the text
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quite nicely!</P>
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<H3>Conclusion</H3>
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<P>I am afraid that a review of StarOffice will have to wait for another
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day. So far, I like what I see, however I will only be able to
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intelligently comment on its features after using it for a while.</P>
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<P>Caldera or StarDivison has to make installation easier. I fully intend
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to try OpenLinux, and I am sure that the StarOffice installation will be much
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smoother than under RedHat. At this point, a Linux beginner who tried to
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install StarOffice on a RedHat system, and was not used to using excellent
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resources such as Dejanews, would have a very frustrating experience. </P>
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<P>The fine help available on the net from individuals like Tommy
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Fredriksson, Stefan Waldherr and many others, makes a mockery of the
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assertion that Linux has no support. I hope their postings and this
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article will save some time for those trying Linux for the first time.</P>
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<P>I hope you enjoyed this article,</P>
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<A HREF="mailto:editor@cpureview.com"><I>William Henning</I></A><BR>
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Editor, <A HREF="http://www.cpureview.com">CPUReview</A></FONT><BR>
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<center><H5>Copyright © 1998, William Henning <BR>
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Published in Issue 32 of <i>Linux Gazette</i>, September 1998</H5></center>
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