Try the free office system-Lotus Symphony 1

If you want to work in Linux, Microsoft Office file processing is a big problem. Although OpenOffice can solve this problem to some extent, I really don't like this big and bulky thing. IBM's Lotus Symphony is a free office suite Based on Java and eclipse platforms. Its R & D teams are all in cdl r & D centers in China, which is also made by Chinese people. I tried it in Windows in Beta, but it still feels good. Ubuntu 8.04 is installed, and symphony has just released Version 1.0.

The installation process is quite confusing.

First, download the installation file. After chmod A + X, run it as a common user. Well, the prompt requires libstdc ++. so.5. This library is not installed by default in Ubuntu 8.04, so you have to flip the disc and install this package. By the way, Java must also be installed first.

Continue to try the installation. The installation process is started... The Installation Wizard is started... Then... The interface is blank .. Then it will not move. The result is the same if you try to install sudo. I searched online for a long time and found a blog: http://www.metztli-it.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/14/ibm-lotus-symphony-ga-1-on-ubuntu-8-04-6? Blog = 4, mentioned this problem: Installing symphony in Ubuntu is not enough for sudo, and the root identity is required.

Therefore, passwd root first sets the root password, and then su root. Try again as root. After the hard disk rings, the system prompts that it cannot run in graphic mode. It's strange that the wizard has come out just now. However, there is a prompt that you can try to install it on the console. So again./ibm_symphony_1.bin-console finally succeeded.

After installation and running, a small problem is found and Chinese characters cannot be entered. I do not know why.