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David Hallowell wrote:

> Corel have released WordPerfect 8 for Linux now. It's available for free
> download from CNET download.com
> http://www.download.com/PC/Result/TitleDetail/0,4,0-42505-g,1000.html?st.dl.fd.hl.g42505
>
> I haven't downloaded it myself yet (perhaps on the weekend) so I'd be
> interested to hear your views on it if you do download it.
> --
> David Hallowell <linux@cableinet.co.uk>

I just downloaded it (21 mb - about two hours !), but the "Runme" install script just
returned "error: Nothing new to install."

I don't have time to look at the problem in detail right now, but in the meantime if anyone
else has experienced and got around this install error, I'd be appreciative if they'd post
how to get around it.

Cheers - Ben

Ben Watson wrote:

> 
> I just downloaded it (21 mb - about two hours !), but the "Runme" install script just
> returned "error: Nothing new to install."
> 
> I don't have time to look at the problem in detail right now, but in the meantime if anyone
> else has experienced and got around this install error, I'd be appreciative if they'd post
> how to get around it.
> 
> Cheers - Ben
I had the same problem as well once I got round to installing it.

It is a terrible, badly thought out installation routine.

This is what I did. 
Rename all the downloaded files (or file if you downloaded the big
version) to a lowercase version of the same name without the .gz
extension.
e.g. GUI00.GZ  becomes gui00
mv GUI00.GZ gui00
Untar the files (do so even if you have previously done this as some of
the files may have been previously modified by the failed Runme script and
untarring them again solve thia)
now type the following at the command prompt:
DOINST=1 ./Runme

This worked for me (Source of help - http://slashdot.org/).

Corel re-think your installation routines.

Ben Watson wrote:

> David Hallowell wrote:
>
> > Corel have released WordPerfect 8 for Linux now. It's available for free
> > download from CNET download.com
> > http://www.download.com/PC/Result/TitleDetail/0,4,0-42505-g,1000.html?st.dl.fd.hl.g42505
> >
> > I haven't downloaded it myself yet (perhaps on the weekend) so I'd be
> > interested to hear your views on it if you do download it.
> > --
> > David Hallowell <linux@cableinet.co.uk>
>
> I just downloaded it (21 mb - about two hours !), but the "Runme" install script just
> returned "error: Nothing new to install."
>
> I don't have time to look at the problem in detail right now, but in the meantime if anyone
> else has experienced and got around this install error, I'd be appreciative if they'd post
> how to get around it.
>
> Cheers - Ben

I had the same problem after downloading the 7 smaller files. The problem is that the Runme
script is looking for files name gui0x, not the GUI0x.GZ files downloaded, rename them and the
script runs fine.
FWIW, I'm very impressed by Wordperfect, it's not quite on a par with MS Word, but it's the
closest I've found so far and its ability to read and write word files is better than I've
seen to date. Now if I could just find a usable spreadsheet, I'd be in heaven :o)

Pat.

I found Word Perfect was better that Wod 97, notably because it hasn't
crashed, and because it came with a driver for my printer.
For a speadsheet try GNUmatic (or something like that) it part of gnome,
and some people have been making happy noises about it. (Might still be in
beta, though)

Pat <patl@xbigfoot.com> wrote in article <368404C6.C5AEFF0@xbigfoot.com>...
> Ben Watson wrote:
> 
> > David Hallowell wrote:
> >
> > > Corel have released WordPerfect 8 for Linux now. It's available for
free
> > > download from CNET download.com
> > >
http://www.download.com/PC/Result/TitleDetail/0,4,0-42505-g,1000.html?st.dl.
fd.hl.g42505
> > >
> > > I haven't downloaded it myself yet (perhaps on the weekend) so I'd be
> > > interested to hear your views on it if you do download it.
> > > --
> > > David Hallowell <linux@cableinet.co.uk>
> >
> > I just downloaded it (21 mb - about two hours !), but the "Runme"
install script just
> > returned "error: Nothing new to install."
> >
> > I don't have time to look at the problem in detail right now, but in
the meantime if anyone
> > else has experienced and got around this install error, I'd be
appreciative if they'd post
> > how to get around it.
> >
> > Cheers - Ben
> 
> I had the same problem after downloading the 7 smaller files. The problem
is that the Runme
> script is looking for files name gui0x, not the GUI0x.GZ files
downloaded, rename them and the
> script runs fine.
> FWIW, I'm very impressed by Wordperfect, it's not quite on a par with MS
Word, but it's the
> closest I've found so far and its ability to read and write word files is
better than I've
> seen to date. Now if I could just find a usable spreadsheet, I'd be in
heaven :o)
> 
> Pat.
> 
> 

Glynn wrote:

> I found Word Perfect was better that Wod 97, notably because it hasn't
> crashed, and because it came with a driver for my printer.
> For a speadsheet try GNUmatic (or something like that) it part of gnome,
> and some people have been making happy noises about it. (Might still be in
> beta, though)
>

Sadly gnumeric is still very alpha. It'll get there I'm sure, but in terms of
usability at the moment, I wouldn't be prepared to do anything at all complex
with it. Maybe in 3-6 months or so...

David Hallowell wrote:

> Corel have released WordPerfect 8 for Linux now. It's available for free
> download from CNET download.com
> http://www.download.com/PC/Result/TitleDetail/0,4,0-42505-g,1000.html?st.dl.fd.hl.g42505
>
> I haven't downloaded it myself yet (perhaps on the weekend) so I'd be
> interested to hear your views on it if you do download it.
> --
> David Hallowell <linux@cableinet.co.uk>

Don't bother downloading, go buy this month's PCPlus magazine. Its got the wordperfedt
Linux distribution. It installs fine under Caldera openlinux.  I'm  very impressed with
Corels efforts.