Open Office

[silverbirch]

I saw a thread somewhere about keeping Open Office and Java on a USB stick which I think is a great idea.  I have an up to date KDE install on another machine so am assuming I can copy my Open Office and Java from that to save downloading again?  My download speeds are pathetic since I changed ISP!!.

Unfortunately I must have had a ckean up in my Downloads folder and can't find the files.  Could someone please direct me where to look?  Oh actually they wouldn't have gone into Downloads I suppose.

Anyway - thanks.

[rubentje1991]

I think there's a difference between portable and installed software, even in Linux (without registry etc etc)

If you wanted to download via Firefox, check in Edit >> Preferences your download path...

[silverbirch]

I think there's a difference between portable and installed software, even in Linux (without registry etc etc)

If you wanted to download via Firefox, check in Edit >> Preferences your download path...

Hmm - I definitely saw a thread about this - so will hope the writer sees this and responds.

[rubentje1991]

OK, I'm waiting too - interested in it 

I can only say you'll find your OpenOffice installation in /opt/
Maybe you can copy it from there.... (it would be possible, because it's only placed over there, except for icons, ....)

[silverbirch]

will go and see if he is in #pclinuxos met him there the other night, if I am correct in my thoughts

[rubentje1991]

If there is a solution, you maybe can copy it to here, so others can read it too? Thanks 

[silverbirch]

sure will!

[charsan2]

There is no portable openoffice for Linux but there is for windows and it can be used under Wine.

[old_guy]

silverbirch
If you have kept your downloades, you can copy them to save downloading again.
First in Synaptic:
Settings > Preferences > Files
Leave all downloaded packages in cache
Apply

Then the rpms will be in:
/var/cache/apt/archives/

You can put them in the same location of your other machine and they will be found when you run OpenOffice Manager (getopenoffice).
I keep one /var/cache/apt location on a machine and link about 10 different setups to it.

Earl

[silverbirch]

Thanks - will do that in the future.  Over my cap so no more downloading for now.

Rose (NZ)

[johnmart]

I posted about this here:
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,75253.0.html

btw, in case one of your machines has special needs, not to worry. Apt-get is smart & simply downloads them & continues install from your cache. You will find that java is frequently ugraded & will be downloaded.
I also use this method to large kde upgrades.

I also taught my kids to do it via cli as a mini cli lesson.

[rubentje1991]

There is no portable openoffice for Linux but there is for windows and it can be used under Wine.

What do you think about this? 
http://portablelinuxapps.org/

And the amount is growing (started with about 5 apps, so...)

[silverbirch]

Did I mention one machine is kDE and the other Phoenix - will that matter.  I'd update them individually after that.  Just the initial install to try save a bit of d/l time'

Thanks