OpenOffice.org OO643C port for PPC Linux
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Announcing OpenOffice.org OO643C for PPC Linux
(The latest Development Release)


What's New in This Release
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- built using gcc-3.2.1 final

- many new features added

- improved font handling

- new multiple thesaurus support

- ability to export directly to PDF files 

- bug fixes and stability improvments


Please note the usual disclaimers: 

OpenOffice.org is under continuous development.  
So please do not use this piece of software and 
then complain that you "lost everything".  
You have been WARNED!  

For more info on the status of OpenOffice.org, 
please see http://www.openoffice.org


What's Here
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OOo_643C_LinuxPPC_installer.tar.gz
OpenOffice_README.ppclinux

(inside the installer is a complete installation/setup
 guide in pdf format)


Install Instructions
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This thing is huge, you need probably 250 meg free at least.

This install has two phases and both are graphical (use XFree86)

Phase 1: by root:

tar -zxf OOo_643C_LinuxPPC_installer.tar.gz
cd OOo_643C_LinuxPPC_installer
chown -R root:root ./

Select one of:

./install --prefix=/usr/local   # non graphical auto install

or 

./install --interactive         # graphical interactive install



Phase 2:  by each interested user

After phase 1 is over, each interested user 
must cd to the base install location and do
the following:

cd /usr/local/OpenOffice.org643
./setup
 
Choose a "Workstation" install and remember
to select your jre/jdk 1.3.1 installation location.


To Run OpenOffice
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After installation simply do the following:
cd $HOME/OpenOffice.org643
./soffice

Or look your KDE or GNOME menus for the OpenOffice.org 
folder with menu items


Setting Up a Printer
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Printing has been made much easier now that OpenOffice 
supports a new postscript printing system.

To set things up for your printer:

1. cd to install location
2. run the printing admin program "spadmin"
3. Create  New Printer and pick the correct printing command, 
  postscript printer description file (ppd), etc

You can also use spadmin to easily install extra fonts for
use by OpenOffice.org 


Building From Source
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http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/build_linux.html

Fopr more info contact me for a short guide to building from 
source and some ppc specific pieces if necessary.


Known Bugs and Issues
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1. No known major issues at this time.  Please see the official
release notes for more complete information



Bug Reporting
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Please file all bug reports for this build 
with IssueZilla (and add me as CC for the bugs)
(CC: khendricks@openoffice.org)

http://www.openoffice.org/issues/

Include as much info as possible (a gdb backtrace, 
strace info, complete info on which distribution you are 
using, and the steps needed to recreate the error


Credit
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This port is the work of numerous people who have helped
to make OpenOffice.org work on PPC Linux.  The list of 
contributors includes (in no particular order) Jason Stewart,
Rich Johnson, Scott Hutinger, Kevin Hendricks,  Daniel Boelzle, 
Philipp Lohmann, Sander Vesik, Bob Meader, and many others.


Thanks,

Kevin B. Hendricks
kevin.hendricks@sympatico.ca