Re: A Stupid Questions


Subject: Re: A Stupid Questions
bryan@ak.net
Date: Wed Aug 28 2002 - 07:01:38 AKDT


On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 03:24:34AM -0400, James Raynor <asjr11@uaa.alaska.edu> wrote:
>
> 1 - How do you install a file once you have downloaded it? I have
> downloaded Open Office and am interested in installing it but I am at a
> loss as to what to do with the file now that I have it. Duh.....The
> name of the file is OOo_1.0.1_LinuxIntel_install.tar.gz, I am sorry to
> tell you, I have to ask, what is a .gz? Anyway, I am running RH 7.3
> with Gnome gui. Any help woul be great.

Installing something big like OpenOffice.org is not something a
new user should try by the seat of the pants. (I wouldn't do so
myself.) Go to www.openoffice.org and look for the installation
instructions there.

--
Bryan Medsker
bryan@ak.net

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