Sams Teach Yourself StarOffice® 5 for Linux™ in 24 Hours
by Sams Publishing
Installing StarOffice
This hour guides you through the process of installing StarOffice on your Linux system. Although installing StarOffice is quite simple, review the information presented here to ensure a smooth installation. The key to a smooth installation, no matter which Linux system you're running, is to be certain that the correct system libraries are installed and available to StarOffice.
This hour guides you through the process of installing StarOffice on your Linux system. Although installing StarOffice is quite simple, review the information presented here to ensure a smooth installation. The key to a smooth installation, no matter which Linux system you're running, is to be certain that the correct system libraries are installed and available to StarOffice.
Reviewing Linux System Requirements
If you follow the information in this section, you can get StarOffice running on basically any Linux system that meets the listed requirements. The system requirements for installing StarOffice 5 are listed in Table 1.1
If you follow the information in this section, you can get StarOffice running on basically any Linux system that meets the listed requirements. The system requirements for installing StarOffice 5 are listed in Table 1.1
System Requirements to Install StarOffice 5 for Linux
Linux kernel version - 2.0.x (or later stable version)
Linux library version - libc6, also called glibc2, version 2.0.7 (other library versions can be installed on your Linux system, but the correct version must be available to StarOffice, as described in the sections that follow)
System Memory - 32MB RAM
Hard Disk Space - 11-140MB, depending on installation type
X Window System graphics - 256 or more colors or grayscales
Linux library version - libc6, also called glibc2, version 2.0.7 (other library versions can be installed on your Linux system, but the correct version must be available to StarOffice, as described in the sections that follow)
System Memory - 32MB RAM
Hard Disk Space - 11-140MB, depending on installation type
X Window System graphics - 256 or more colors or grayscales
Although these requirements are straightforward, note that compared to many Linux programs, StarOffice requires a fair amount of memory and hard disk space. The more you have, the more smoothly StarOffice runs.
