[PLUG] wanted to install rpm package on dsl (debian mod.)

[Paul Heinlein]

On Fri, 24 Sep 2004, Mark Weiderspon wrote:

> I am new to this, and I was wondering if I might be able to install 
> the openoffice rpm file to my machine.  I got the file off of a 
> fedora disk, do i also need to get a reader from the disk, or do i 
> need to get it elsewhere?

Mark,

If I understand he Subject line of your message, you're running 
Debian. Is that correct?

If so, Debian has its own openoffice packages; I'd use them instead of 
an rpm.

As root, try this:

   apt-get openoffice.org

-- Paul Heinlein <heinlein at madboa.com>