Linux gurus - HELP

flowrider · 05-02-2003, 08:05 AM

Hey guys,

I have a problem I hope you may be able to help me with. I loaded an application called First class as a normal user and all is fine and dandy for a couple of minutes. It creates itself a directory in the menu and everything but then it disappears. The same is happening when I load on Codeweavers Crossover Office. There one minute and gone the next. I can access everything as root but if I try to install an app with Crossover it will only be seen in the root account.

Please fellow geeks I need some help.

Here are my specs.

AMD tbred 1800+
512 ram
Mandrake 9.0
Dual boot with XP (trying to get rid of)

Anyone?? Seand? other geeks???

Diligent_Nose · 05-02-2003, 08:11 AM

I'm not a guru by any strech but, check it out a http://www.justlinux.com/ Can you open the prog as a normal user?

switch · 05-02-2003, 09:43 AM

Why don't use change the permissions on the directory and files when logged in as root?

flowrider · 05-02-2003, 03:23 PM

Good call. I have done that but what's bothering me is that it should be coming up in my menus. I shouldn't have to create a link to the /opt/fcc application. Just picky I suppose because I like my machine to be just so.

switch · 05-02-2003, 09:48 PM

What's under the hood with Unix is pretty good.

Getting the GUI right is really hard - something 99% of computer users never understand.

seand · 05-02-2003, 09:59 PM

xover office gives you a warning when installing it..
did you read it when installing it as root?

where does first class install to? in your home dir into a .first type of folder or does it install into /usr/local/first .... i have never used it before....

as far as xover office....i can help you with that...actually, just pm me and ill walk you through whatever you need....i dont feel like troubleshooting in public threads....

FamilyJewels · 05-02-2003, 10:00 PM

Install Windows.

seand · 05-02-2003, 10:08 PM

or do what fj suggests...

the only reason for xover office is to have win apps running...

just install windows!

switch · 05-02-2003, 10:19 PM

Wasn't there some kind of cheap and free MS Office clone that you could get for Linux? Star Something? I seem to recall that it worked pretty good.

TeeDawg · 05-02-2003, 10:43 PM

'twas called staroffice by sun microsystems. now they changed it to openoffice which can be found at www.openoffice.org

seand · 05-02-2003, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TeeDawg
'twas called staroffice by sun microsystems. now they changed it to openoffice which can be found at www.openoffice.org

ehhh not entirely right...

just a blurb:
StarDivision, the original author of the StarOffice suite of software, was founded in Germany in the mid-1980s. It was acquired by Sun Microsystems during the summer of 1999 and StarOffice 5.2 was released in June of 2000. Future versions of StarOffice software, beginning with 6.0, will be built using the OpenOffice.org source, APIs, file formats, and reference implementation.

full story:
http://www.openoffice.org/about.html

FamilyJewels · 05-02-2003, 10:54 PM

OpenOffice.org is the leading open-source project developing the most advanced multi-lingual and multi-platform office suite compatible with Microsoft Office. It provides the base code for StarOffice and offers users a familiar work environment that can be customized to any user.s needs and preferences. OpenOffice.org includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program; open-source databases can be easily integrated. Available in 25 languages with more being constantly added by the community. OpenOffice.org runs stably and natively on Solaris, Linux (including PPC Linux), and Windows.Additional ports, such as for FreeBSD, IRIX, and Mac OS X, are in various stages of completion

Neo · 05-02-2003, 10:59 PM

lol, im retired from this game.

linux is sweet, but for what its worth, just install windows. i dont know fuck all about that OpenOrafice thingy, but StarOrafice was cool.

FamilyJewels · 05-02-2003, 11:00 PM

Neo · 05-02-2003, 11:01 PM

hahahaha FJ, SO TRUE!

05-02-2003, 08:05 AM	#1
flowrider back in the saddle Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: White Rock Posts: 793 Rep Power: 49	Linux gurus - HELP Hey guys, I have a problem I hope you may be able to help me with. I loaded an application called First class as a normal user and all is fine and dandy for a couple of minutes. It creates itself a directory in the menu and everything but then it disappears. The same is happening when I load on Codeweavers Crossover Office. There one minute and gone the next. I can access everything as root but if I try to install an app with Crossover it will only be seen in the root account. Please fellow geeks I need some help. Here are my specs. AMD tbred 1800+ 512 ram Mandrake 9.0 Dual boot with XP (trying to get rid of) Anyone?? Seand? other geeks???

05-02-2003, 09:43 AM	#3
switch two foot hucker Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Old Buck Posts: 30,081 Rep Power: 13897290	Why don't use change the permissions on the directory and files when logged in as root? __________________ It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities. - Josiah Stamp Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race. - H.G. Wells

05-02-2003, 09:48 PM	#5
switch two foot hucker Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Old Buck Posts: 30,081 Rep Power: 13897290	What's under the hood with Unix is pretty good. Getting the GUI right is really hard - something 99% of computer users never understand. __________________ It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities. - Josiah Stamp Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race. - H.G. Wells

05-02-2003, 10:19 PM	#9
switch two foot hucker Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Old Buck Posts: 30,081 Rep Power: 13897290	Wasn't there some kind of cheap and free MS Office clone that you could get for Linux? Star Something? I seem to recall that it worked pretty good. __________________ It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities. - Josiah Stamp Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race. - H.G. Wells

05-02-2003, 10:43 PM	#10
TeeDawg Hjorvard the Black Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: CowTown Posts: 483 Rep Power: 21	'twas called staroffice by sun microsystems. now they changed it to openoffice which can be found at www.openoffice.org __________________ "We are working on a road gap. we just need a road, a hill, and then another hill" Draco (pinkbike)

05-02-2003, 08:11 AM	#2
Diligent_Nose Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Saskatoon Saskatchewan Posts: 1,452 Rep Power: 243	I'm not a guru by any strech but, check it out a http://www.justlinux.com/ Can you open the prog as a normal user?

05-02-2003, 03:23 PM	#4
flowrider back in the saddle Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: White Rock Posts: 793 Rep Power: 49	Good call. I have done that but what's bothering me is that it should be coming up in my menus. I shouldn't have to create a link to the /opt/fcc application. Just picky I suppose because I like my machine to be just so.

05-02-2003, 10:00 PM	#7
FamilyJewels Donna FJ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NVLOC Posts: 638 Rep Power: 6394	Install Windows.

05-02-2003, 10:54 PM	#12
FamilyJewels Donna FJ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NVLOC Posts: 638 Rep Power: 6394	OpenOffice.org is the leading open-source project developing the most advanced multi-lingual and multi-platform office suite compatible with Microsoft Office. It provides the base code for StarOffice and offers users a familiar work environment that can be customized to any user.s needs and preferences. OpenOffice.org includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program; open-source databases can be easily integrated. Available in 25 languages with more being constantly added by the community. OpenOffice.org runs stably and natively on Solaris, Linux (including PPC Linux), and Windows.Additional ports, such as for FreeBSD, IRIX, and Mac OS X, are in various stages of completion

05-02-2003, 10:59 PM	#13
Neo Keanu Reeves is immortal Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: westshore Posts: 14,371 Rep Power: 16321	lol, im retired from this game. linux is sweet, but for what its worth, just install windows. i dont know fuck all about that OpenOrafice thingy, but StarOrafice was cool.

05-02-2003, 11:00 PM	#14
FamilyJewels Donna FJ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NVLOC Posts: 638 Rep Power: 6394

05-02-2003, 11:01 PM	#15
Neo Keanu Reeves is immortal Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: westshore Posts: 14,371 Rep Power: 16321	hahahaha FJ, SO TRUE!

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