Re: [MLUG] WordPerfect 8 for linux

["Igor Izyumin Jr." <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> Yes I tried installing it from root,
> I used root login to mount the CD-ROM, went to /mnt/cdrom,
> and ran ./install.wp, Then I said yes, continue anyway Even though its not
> sure about Linux Kernel 2.4.9, then thats when I get all them errors.
Ahhh... It's trying to decompress stuff from the CDROM into the CDROM 
directory.  Of course it will fail.  Run it when you are in your home 
directory, as in:
[/root]# /mnt/cdrom/install.wp

> I tried Abiword once, it seem bloated.
> If you put too much text on there, the you start to see
> ghost images of Cursor where it once was, its also same with text
> itself, its like Mouse Cursor set on trail, except the trail never
> goes away.
I like KWord.  If you don't really need word-processing functions, try Lyx.  
It's a little strange compared to the rest of the programs, but once you get 
used to it, it's very nice.  I like that the output looks very professional, 
like a well-typeset book if you print it on a laser printer.

> What I really need is a Spreadsheet program,
> I recently thought about using mysql, but it has been
> awhile since I play with installation of it, I'm not sure how to
> start up mysqld, it's saying the root user itself can not start it up.
gnumeric is the single best spreadsheet for Linux.  They even buy you a soda 
if you can crash it.  And you should always start daemons from 
/etc/rc.d/init.d, not just run the executable.
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-- Igor
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