Hector13
04-04-2001, 11:32 PM
Hi all,
I just installed redhat 7.0 a couple days ago (this is my first time with linux). I was able to get my X and internet working (I am posting now from netscape 6), but I can not get OpenOffice to work.
I downloaded version 619 and the install ran fine, but when I try to use its help, all I get is an empty help window. Nothing happens when I click on "contents" or if I try to search for anything.
I tried to run the setup's "fix installation" or whatever it is called and had no luck. The setup program now won't even let me uninstall openoffice. I tells me I must quit openoffice first (even when I am not running anything else).
There are also other things wrong with the install, like, for instance, the spell checker does not work at all either.
Oh yeah, one other thing. Since I am so new to linux, please forgive the stupidity of this question. Coming for Windows, I am used to programs intalling themselves and creating shortcuts in the "start" menu. Is this not the case with X applications? Neither netscape nor openoffice created any shortcuts after installation. Its not a big deal, but it just seems like something I though would be automatic.
Anyway, thank you for any help you can provide :confused:
I just installed redhat 7.0 a couple days ago (this is my first time with linux). I was able to get my X and internet working (I am posting now from netscape 6), but I can not get OpenOffice to work.
I downloaded version 619 and the install ran fine, but when I try to use its help, all I get is an empty help window. Nothing happens when I click on "contents" or if I try to search for anything.
I tried to run the setup's "fix installation" or whatever it is called and had no luck. The setup program now won't even let me uninstall openoffice. I tells me I must quit openoffice first (even when I am not running anything else).
There are also other things wrong with the install, like, for instance, the spell checker does not work at all either.
Oh yeah, one other thing. Since I am so new to linux, please forgive the stupidity of this question. Coming for Windows, I am used to programs intalling themselves and creating shortcuts in the "start" menu. Is this not the case with X applications? Neither netscape nor openoffice created any shortcuts after installation. Its not a big deal, but it just seems like something I though would be automatic.
Anyway, thank you for any help you can provide :confused: