I needed to use the upstream versions of :-
- OpenOffice.org 2.0.1
OpenOffice.org 2.0.1 is a bit of a pain to build
with
the various dependencies. If you really want leading edge, stick with Fedora Core/Extras.
I use OpenOffice.org 2.0.1 from openoffice.org. Their rpm's (along with MySQL AB's) install fine on CentOS/RHEL. The problem with Fedora's OpenOffice.org 2.0.1 SRPM is that although the SPEC file says RHEL 4 it demands things like ant and other stuff which make your box like a Fedora 4 one. You also need to tweak the SPEC file.
I'm surprised that Tripwire/Chkrootkit and Rkhunter are not in the CentOS Extras. They were originally in the redhat powertools/main CD and are useful even now. Most servers exposed to the internet run the risk of script kiddies catching them out before we've had a chance to patch our boxes.
Ah yes something else i forgot about(which i build from upstream) was the fedora-rpm tools, which allow you to build rpm's as non-root.
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