Installing StarOffice on BSD

[BRT]

I'm having trouble getting StarOffice on BSD as the subject states. I downloaded the packages from ftp.freebsd.org and then did
"pkg_add StarOffice"
Now when I run StarOffice's word processor by typing "swriter3" the shell tells me I need to run setup before I can use swriter3 and then a blue screen w/ StarOffice's emblem comes up followed immediately by a prompt saying:
line 1: syntax error at token 'I' expected declerator; ie files...
I click ok and there's a prompt beneath the one metioned above that says:
script error
So when I run setup, I come across more problems. I run setup:
./setup and it says this UNIX Version is not accepted.
BSD supposedly can accept all Linux versions but this is the second failed attempt at install Linux apps.
There's also a script named sh.sd that apparently has something to do w/ the installation of StarOffice b/c it has an output on she terminal window after I close StarOffice's window:
bash-2.03# swriter3
User Install required before swriter3 can be run, please wait...
Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for default background

[SV/Window E0004] Error: parent before childs destroyed
Can't find initialisation script /root/.sd.sh, User Install must be
completed before swriter3 can be run.
I hope someone can help
Thanks a bunch

[freebsd]

Which *BSD and what exact version or branch are you running?
If pkg_add failed, you should try the port instead although it takes a few hours. But if you really want to use the Ports System, you should be running a Stable branch, not Release branch, and be sure to cvsup your ports tree.

[BRT]

Thanx for you help. I'm not sure how to cvsup my port tree. I'm not even 100% sure what it is. To my understanding it's kinda like NT's service packs, but once again, I'm not sure. Maybe you can explain that for me and possibly point me in the right direction to get that done.

[BRT]

I just downloaded what I thought was a tarball of StarOffice, but to my disappointment it was something I'm not familiar w/. The downloaded file's name is:
so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin
I'm not familiar w/ this. Could someone tell me how to get this installed on my system? I've read the docs on instalation and so forth but they assume you have their CD.

[hswoolve]

Being totally clueless here, but isn't it possible you downloaded the incorrect file? I'm not sure how compatible a linux and *BSD program would be.

Does StarOffice even run/compile on *BSD?

[dieselboy]

of course it does!!! If you need help with BSD.. youshould be at http://bsdvault.net message board. not linuxnewbie.org.

lates

dieselboy

[BRT]

Thanx bunches deisel boy. I found my way there from another one of your replies to a post concerning *BSD.

[Milo7777]

I got it to work well (5.2). The ports tree (i think current) has a directory with 5.2)

I made a directory (mkdir /usr/ports/editors/staroffice52). I ftp'd contents of 5.2 from ports to directory. I also had to update from freebsd 4.0 to 4.2 using cvsupit.

I than went to the port and did a make and make install. It worked.

[slambo]

I haven't tried putting it on my box at home yet, but when I put SO on my box at work it required me to run an additional setup program, aside from the installation script. This second program set the program up to run for multiple users.

From the installation guide...

Installing StarOffice as a network version is carried out in two steps. Firstly, login as
systems administrator or as a normal user with corresponding system access rights and install the complete StarOffice version under the option -net into a directory located on the server and which each user can access with read and execute rights.

Secondly, after the Server Installation has been completed without error, each user can login to the system and install StarOffice into a folder on his home directory. This
means that only a few files need to be installed for this User Installation. (The systems administrator should NOT try to run the server installation directly; they should
install a user installation when logged in as a normal user if needed).

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Sean Lamb
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