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Having problems to install openoffice on my mac

By Riyaz Ahmed - Apr. 22, 2008

I've downloaded the open office app. from http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/ but everytime I try to start it - it hangs and gives me the X11 window. I am not being able to install it even when I delete the application and re-download and re-install it. Help!!


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  1. By jeremy koempel on Apr. 22, 2008

    Couple of questions for you to be clear.


    1. are you running an intel Mac or PPC?

    2. Which package did you download? the Aqua or X11 port?


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  2. By Riyaz Ahmed on Apr. 23, 2008

    I have a Intel Mac and I downloaded the X11 port.


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  3. By Kevin Ryan on Apr. 23, 2008

    I would recommend downloading the aqua release for your particular OS. Here's the link to download it for the Intel Macs with Leopard http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/aqua-Intel.html


    There's a separate one for Tiger, but I would highly recommend upgrading to Leopard and then downloading OOo. I use it extensively and it works great.


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  4. By Riyaz Ahmed on May. 05, 2008

    Thank you. it works now but it still keeps crashing from time to time. I think I'll have to get a crack for the Microsoft Office :)


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  5. By an anonymous user on Nov. 16, 2008

    Well good luck with that... Microsoft Office will never be better than OpenOffice. Mac- version of Microsoft Office sucks. Especially PowerPoint.


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