This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============0385989522== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------020303040800080809040804" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------020303040800080809040804 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit David Faure wrote: >On Thursday 30 June 2005 05:02, Benjamin Sher wrote: > > >>Dear friends: >> >>[Using Scientific Linux, based on RHEL4] >> >>I have just downloaded the source code for Koffice. But before I install >>it, I would appreciate some information. >> >>Scientific Linux is a derivate of RHEL4. It recompiled RHEL4 from >>source. In addition, unlike RHEL's stripped down version of KDE, it >>give us the full-fledged version of KDE 3.3.1-3.10. >> >>I was told by tech support at SL that installing Koffice might cause >>some problems. I can see how this could be the case with installing >>binaries. But what about installing from source code? Is there any way >>this could cause problems to a linux OS? Any conflicts of any sort? Even >>things like messing up the menus? Or does installing from source by its >>nature produce a clean customized install that does not conflict with >>one's system? >> >> > >They say that because they don't want to do the tech support for things you >install from sources yourself ;) >But it should be fine, especially if you don't have koffice-from-binaries >installed already. Then there can be no conflicts. > > > Dear David: Thank you again. Glad to know it's going to be OK. Will install in the morning. Benjamin --------------020303040800080809040804 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit David Faure wrote: 
On Thursday 30 June 2005 05:02, Benjamin Sher wrote:
  
Dear friends:

[Using Scientific Linux, based on RHEL4]

I have just downloaded the source code for Koffice. But before I install 
it, I would appreciate some information.

Scientific Linux is a derivate of RHEL4. It recompiled RHEL4 from 
source. In addition, unlike RHEL's stripped down version of KDE,  it 
give us the full-fledged version of KDE 3.3.1-3.10.

I was told by tech support at SL that installing Koffice might cause 
some problems. I can see how this could be the case with installing 
binaries. But what about installing from source code? Is there any way 
this could cause problems to a linux OS? Any conflicts of any sort? Even 
things like messing up the menus? Or does installing from source by its 
nature produce a clean customized install that does not conflict with 
one's system?
    

They say that because they don't want to do the tech support for things you
install from sources yourself ;)
But it should be fine, especially if you don't have koffice-from-binaries
installed already. Then there can be no conflicts.
Dear David:

Thank you again. Glad to know it's going to be OK. Will install in the morning.

Benjamin
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