[K12OSN] OO fails after after system install (+ more problems)

["mella" <mellax pm ee>]

> From: Julius Szelagiewicz <julius turtle com>
> just refuses to go any further. Advise? (reinstall with older 
> version and
> upgrade is rather out of question befor monday morning work.) 
> tia, julius

I had VERY BIG problems with preinstalled OOO1.1 (new k12ltsp)

1. It didn't match with my old OOO location (I use /usr/share/OOO1.1
instead of /usr/lib or smth)
2. On second run it just didn't working! It shows splash screen and
after that asks some kind of filter. I tesolved it with removing
~/.openoffice/user/registry/data/org/openoffice/Setup.xcu but it help
only once. 
Even erasing all ~/.openoffice folder had same effect. I can only once
run OOO!
Other guys with et_EE locale (Estonia) also complained same error!
3. Maybe I found bug causing this behaviour. This was /usr/bin/ooffice
script!! I think there are no EE lang setting in script and maybe it
break installation. I removed this script and also I lost access by
default OOO icons in Gnome menus. But at least I have working OOO. I
must run ooo with soffice (or soffice -writer)

I found solution! (at least it works if I moved from 1.1.0 to 1.1.1a)

1. uninstall all openoffice packages (rpm -e and 4 packages in my
installation)
2. download OOO1.1.0 or OOO1.1.1a and unpack it.
3. Install java (with get.java for example). Is is not neccessary
resolving this problem :)
4. install OOO (./setup -net) to place where your users profile say.
Mine was /usr/share/OOO1.1, default is somewhere in /opt/
5. (if needed, install local language speller pack)
6. in every user home you must replace program version, if you put newer
version. It prevents re-registration and annoying asking.
Mine was in ~/.xversionrc
OpenOffice.org 1.1.0=file:///home/user133/.openoffice
and i replaced it with
OpenOffice.org 1.1.1a=file:///home/user133/.openoffice

I did it with simple command in /home
find -type f -name .sversionrc -maxdepth 2 | xargs perl -pi -e
"s/1.1.0/1.1.1a/g;"

7. If you before reinstalling broke some user OOO settings, I recommend
restore from backup users openoffice settings folder.

!!!!!CAUTION!!!!!
Installing this way lead default OOO icons and shortcuts NOT WORKING. I
made my own.

So, Tonight (yes, In Estonia we have 1 hour past midnight) I finished 4
day marathon. I moved whole server to fresh installation. (From 3.1.2 to
4).
I don't know yet, how it works under load. After 8 hour I know :)
It already crashed once with "kernel loop" error without load. I hope it
is not coming again..

Now I´m very tired and go to sleep :)
Mella