Software Installs

[Ray Holmes]

start office resides in a file called officexx (52 in my case) and the
program name is soffice.

in a shell, run 'locate soffice'. this should give you the location.
another good file finder is ' whereis x'.

and most commands will dispaly thier options if you write 'command -h'
or 'command --help'

for netscape run 'netscape'.

also, my pdf viewer of choice is 'xpdf'.

when you can, break away from kde/gnome and come into the light with
windowmaker or ice. they are super lightweight. kde and gnome are
getting as heavy and resource-piggish as windows. wm will also give you
a better sense of the filesystem.
 
Rick wrote:
> 
> I consider myself a seasoned "newbie" and do ok with Linux and am
> adapting to gnome now instead of KDE. Can anyone help me remove this MS
> ball and chain so I can convert to Linux full time? I am unable to
> install software on Redhat 7.1 server. I have tried Sun's Star Office
> 5.2, Netscape 6.1, Lime Wire, and Adobe Acrobat reader.  The installs
> give me no errors but afterwords I can not find anywhere to launch the
> application. If I try to reinstall I get message that application is
> already installed. I have tried the installs as root as well as on my
> account. I have checked for help on Sun's web site,
> www.thelinuxgurus.org, and www.Slashdot.com.
> 
> Thank you
> Rick Sobba
> 

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