how to yum open office package? (fc6)

Jim Cornette fc-cornette at insight.rr.com
Thu Mar 29 01:44:15 UTC 2007


Mike Wright wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Using fc6 and trying to yum install openoffice.
> 
> I've been trying to install openoffice for a couple of days now and 
> obviously missing something hidden deep in the searchies.
> 
> yum listed and yum searched, Googled and Yahoo'd and found language 
> packs, openoffice.org-core (intuitive, that one), etc. but still haven't 
> managed this.  Tried groupinstall, blah....
> 
> Any Harry Potter's out there know the magic spell, or perhaps the magic 
> vault where the secret is kept?
> 
> ...fuddledeefuddledumfuddledeedoo...
> 
> Thanks,
> Mike Wright
> 

yum groupinstall "Office/Productivity"
should install packages from that group. If you use openoffice.org-base 
you might have to install it individually. Any language packages might 
also need installed individually.

Jim

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