Linux – How to install OpenOffice 3.1 in Headless Mode

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I need to setup OpenOffice in a linux box that will never have X installed. Every time I run the setup program of the OpenOffice installer it complains that the system does not have an X Terminal. I am using OOo_3.1.0_LinuxIntel_install_wJRE_en-US.tar. I have done this headless install for version 2.4, but we are having some performance issues and we will like to test the 3.1 version. The rpm -i *rpm does not work, since it is also looking for libgnome inside it.

We are trying to install the system in a CenOS 5.1. Any ideas are welcome?

Best Answer

Here's the procedure I use to install Openoffice

tar -xzf .../OOo_3.1.X....
cd OOO[...]
mv *integration*.rpm desktop-integration
rpm -i *.rpm

The rpm ooobasis3.1-gnome-integration*.rpm has a dependency on libgnomevfs and you don't need this package to run/install OpenOffice.

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