( ESNUG 358 Item 2 ) --------------------------------------------- [8/23/00]
From: [ The King Of Prussia ]
Subject: Sun's StarOffice Stupid Hidden File Messes Up Multi-User Install
John, keep me anon if you use this.
Have you tried installing Sun's StarOffice?
The download is a single executable file. One runs this file & it installs
the program. However, the default installation is a single user, which
seems a pretty stupid default for any Unix or Unix-like machine. You would
think that Sun would know this!
The installation program creates a file with installation instructions (yes,
the instructions are only there AFTER running the install!) Their install
instructions tell you how to perform a multi-user install. HOWEVER, what
they don't tell you is that the first installation created a HIDDEN FILE in
your home directory which prevents further installations from being run.
What were they thinking at Sun when they created this?
- [ The King Of Prussia ]
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