Hello, I wanted to try out OOo 3.0.1 on Debian Lenny. From this web page: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Administration_Guide/Linux
looks like all I have to do is: $> dpkg -i *.deb to the downloaded deb file to get the installation in /opt. Now, the web page also says that to change the location of the installation, I need to use "--instdir" (there is a typo on that web page though). So, I think I need to use: $> dpkg -i --installdir=/usr/local/opt *.deb to get the installation in /usr/local/opt. Or am I supposed to use --instdir=/usr/local ? The downloaded deb files all contain files starting with "./opt/" in their contents. Example: $> dpkg -c openoffice.org3-writer_3.0.1-15_i386.deb drwxrwxr-x root/root 0 2009-01-09 09:40 ./ drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2009-01-09 09:40 ./opt/ drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2009-01-09 09:40 ./opt/openoffice.org3/ drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2009-01-09 09:40 ./opt/openoffice.org3/program/ -r-xr-xr-x root/root 63 2009-01-09 09:40 ./opt/openoffice.org3/program/swriter Also, man page of dpkg mentions "--root" option. What is the difference between "--instdir" and "--root"? Is "--root" set to "." in the debs of OOo that I listed above? Thanks. -- Please reply to this list only. I read this list on its corresponding newsgroup on gmane.org. Replies sent to my email address are just filtered to a folder in my mailbox and get periodically deleted without ever having been read. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org