Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

nekomaster · Joined: 01 Feb 2010 Posts: 23

I really need openoffice for presentation. I've tried downloading OpenOffice from http://puppylinux.org/wikka/openoffice about 3 times now but every time I try to install it, it goes a little then says the installation failed.

I tried going through the package manager but by default its not present so I had to enable the other repositories (i believe their called) but now Im faced with the dependency train where I need like a million dependencies for one part of openoffice, and its dependencies, and then their decencies and so on so forth

So could someone please tell me how i can get openoffice? I need it for a presentation on Monday

Dingo · Posted: Sat 13 Nov 2010, 17:16 Post_subject:

download from here:
http://dokupuppylinux.co.cc/programs:office%20suite#openoffice_321

- download
- rename adding version of puppy you use in filename (e.g: 301 for Puppy 3.01, 431 for Puppy 4.3.1, 501 for Puppy 5.0.1 and so on...) OR with
- menu / bootmanager, load this sfs
- put in /mnt/home/ 8for frugal installs)
- reboot
- now you have openoffice working

James C · Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 5327 Location: Kentucky

DaveS · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3726 Location: UK

Or download here http://puppylinuxstuff.meownplanet.net/DaveS/
username puppy
password linux

Dont grab the lite version, it does not include impress.

There is also a working Java sfs file there too.

nekomaster · Joined: 01 Feb 2010 Posts: 23

postfs1 · Joined: 27 Mar 2010 Posts: 831

In the -=Quirky Linux - 1.40=- operating system i use the script which is shown here:

charnisingh · Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 138

Hi,

Use Open Office sfs file instead of installing, that way you would not have

any space problem either.

charnisingh.

Sky Aisling

Thank you, James C

Open Office taken from Quickpet Sfs get working well on Lucid Puppy 520 (lupu520)

Note: plan for long download time

jabu2 · Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 44 Location: Australia

Unless there is some unusual reason to use OO,
would it not be better for most to use LibreOffice?

LibreO is easy download sfs
and seems very solid on Lu 5.2.8 and Slacko

Seems like LibO is here for the long-haul, and as long as sfs gets updated from time to time, should be long-term user in Puppies?

It has worked well on other puppies - too numerous to mention.

For me L-O Writer has better reliability and handling of larger docs than Abiword.

Any office suite is an investment in learning time, as well as a workhorse and long term availability is a key issue as well as rock solid reliability.

Fujitsu Lifebook 2004 S6240 1.5 ghz 1g ram 60G HDD frugal- live-CD

Lobster · Posted: Mon 07 Nov 2011, 03:46 Post_subject:

We now would recommend LibreOffice
Using the pull down menu in Slickpet (Puppy 5.3)
will take you to here (via the OpenOffice link)
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/LibreOffice

I tend to use the portable Linux apps version
It works on several of the recent Puppys.
If you dual boot with another Linux
it is likely to work with that too . . .
http://portablelinuxapps.org/office

Botanic · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 241 Location: Toulouse, France

I think the real issue is how to install a sfs file when running on a full installation of Puppy.
There's a page on the website, HowtoAddSFStoFullInstall, with these steps :

666philb · Joined: 07 Feb 2010 Posts: 1470 Location: wales

hi Botanic

this should do the trick http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=64354