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Can you help me installing OpenOffice from source?

I ve the source package on my hdd and do not know how to install it. I read I have to compile it with "gcc" (I think gcc is not included in DSL) or "tcc" but that s all I know about it.

You do not want to talk to me, then I talk to myself!!!

I ve done it.

But it is very very slow, much slower than under win98SE.
Did I a mistake during the installation?
The start up time is okay but when typing some letters, the system begins to swap to the HDD.

Openoffice recommends 386MB ram for operation.
The Openoffice.uci cloop mounted version in the repository uses much less ram.

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ke4nt

FYI,

A precompiled open office myDSL extension already exists in the repository.

If you use the openoffice.uci extension, you can run it without requiring a large amount of free RAM.

Did you compile your Open Office as part of a full hard disk installed version of DSL or did you run it from livecd/frugal/poormans?

I unpacked the file OO.tar.gz which I got through the web. Then I typed install, then setup. I wondererd it started because it is the only app which I was able to install ("no cc found").

I did not use any ./configure commands or things like that.

You are right. It is very slow because it needs a lot of RAM.

I have a hd-install, so I think the .dsl version will not work properly.
It would be very fine to get OO working.

I am going to download the OO.dsl file. How can I get it installed without a network connection. There is apt-get but I do not know how to use it.
Is apt-get the tool I need to install .dsl files?

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