A newbie with problems with Menus..

phd685 · #1 2nd February 2011, 10:33 PM

Can anyone help me. I have just downloaded Fedora 14. I find that when I go to 'Places' then choose , say documents it asks do I wish to install. The same goes for all of the directories.
I also wish to have Open Office have downloaded a file that ends in TAR.GZ but when I try to open with the Archive manager nothing seems to happen? Sorry if I seem stupid but XP made you a zombie for installations

ozjd · #2 3rd February 2011, 12:40 AM

OpenOffice is in the repos. That is best place to install it from. See http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=256649 for info on installing.

jroa1 · #3 3rd February 2011, 12:54 AM

As a newbie, I would recommend that you do not try to install anything that is not in the repositories. Not yet, anyway. The repos should have just about anything that you will need. There are several ways to install software with Fedora or any Linux distro for that matter. Doing it through the repositories is by far the easiest.

I am not sure what you mean by the first part of your post. What is it asking for you to install? Try installing OpenOffice and let us know if you still need help.

phd685 · #4 3rd February 2011, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jroa1

As a newbie, I would recommend that you do not try to install anything that is not in the repositories. Not yet, anyway. The repos should have just about anything that you will need. There are several ways to install software with Fedora or any Linux distro for that matter. Doing it through the repositories is by far the easiest.

I am not sure what you mean by the first part of your post. What is it asking for you to install? Try installing OpenOffice and let us know if you still need help.

I thank you for your input, must have had a brain storm. What I need is to install Openoffice on my computer as I am migrating from MS XP Office2007.
I would like a list of steps to achieve that goal.
Regards
Paul

jpollard · #5 3rd February 2011, 08:24 PM

You can try:

Code:

yum groupinstall 'Office/Productivity'

Now that may install more than the minimum, but it will cover nearly
everything used in an office environment.

jkerr82508 · #6 3rd February 2011, 08:35 PM

Or, using the GUI:

System -> Administration -> Add/Remove Software
In the left panel, select "Package Collections". In the right panel select "Office/Productivity". Click "Apply".

Jim

phd685 · #7 4th February 2011, 05:03 PM

Thank you all so much. It worked.