Re: [Sheflug] Star Office in non root user mode

[Craig Andrews <nospam [at] fishbot.org.uk>]

If you remove SO, and reinstall it into /opt/Office51 (or preferably,
Office52. See PC Plus for this unless they've run out), and when you
install it, use the /net switch (ie, ' setup /net ' ).

Then, log in as yourself, and run /opt/Office51/bin/soffice, and the setup
program will reappear. Select workstation install (2-3mb) and set it up in
~/Office51.

You can then install the shortcuts into as many user accounts as you like,
with only a tiny footprint in each user directory.

This is the way MS Office should have worked, and the way SO should work
by default (IMHO). Still, if MS Office worked this way, MS Windoze would
need to work like Linux (proper user/group config, not just some flaky
password thing and no file protection)

Hope this helps. Also, RTFM! It's all in there (README is good, as is the
docs which appear when just after the EULA. What? You didn't read it ;-)

Craig Andrews
craig@fishbot.org.uk

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On Mon, 18 Sep 2000, Sammy Redshaw wrote:

> I am having trouble getting staroffice 5.1 ( yes the free distro!) to work in
> non-root user mode  in mandrake 7. 0  and at the moment I have installed it in
> the /home/Office51 directory via root. In non root user mode I cannot get it to
> start unless I use kdesu -c in the shortcuts I do not like the idea of having a
> root password lying about in non root user mode for crackers to get acess to.  I
> do not understand what the big issue because  game such as Quake 3 and
> Civlisation were installed in /home directory but work fine in non root user mode
> . Could someone tell me what I am doing wrong here.
> 
> I would be very greatful for your help
> 
> Sammy
> 
> 
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