What is the best way to install a tar file in linux? The commands are confusing..thanks.?
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 at
14:51
Need info on installing OpenOffice.org..it has multiple tar/rpm files..can they all be installed at once? I tried each on thier own and it did not work. Thanks.
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tar file cannot be installed – it is just an archive file for tar program (‘Tape ARchiver’). I suggest to http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.2/instructions.html#linux
Installation Steps for OpenOffice on Linux:
1. Unpack the downloaded image into a directory.
For example, currently, the following command would
unpack into the current directory:
2. tar xvzf OOo_2.0.0_LinuxIntel_install.tar.gz
3. "su" to root, if necessary.
4. "cd" into the directory with the unpacked image.
This could be RPMS.
5. Delete any rpm files that do not apply to your system.
For example, on a Fedora Core 3 system, delete any
rpms specific to another distribution such as
openofficeorg-suse-menus-1.9.79-1.noarch.rpm.
6. Then execute rpm -Uvih *rpm.