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July 08, 2011 02:46AM
Does any one have any experience using open office instead of microsoft office on a netbook. Does it take up much space?
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July 08, 2011 10:59AM
I put open office on my netbook. No problems!


From the Open Office site: [www.openoffice.org]

The current recommendation is 3GB.

The source code is ~400MB

The build requires about 3GB in total including source.

The creation of an installation set requires ~300MB.

Adding symbols to the build will add a further 5 gig approximately to the build size. Developers typically only build specific directories with full debugging for this reason using `build debug=true`

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July 08, 2011 01:14PM
If you are concerned about space you can install open office on a usb see [portableapps.com]

or just use google apps for documents though u need internet for it.

kittybratt Wrote:
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> Does any one have any experience using open office
> instead of microsoft office on a netbook. Does it
> take up much space?
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July 08, 2011 08:37PM
I use Open Office with no problems on my Aesus netbook.

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July 08, 2011 08:55PM
I tried installing it and had some installation problems.I do have microsoft office 2007 on CD from my laptop, how would I install it on the netbook.
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July 09, 2011 06:34PM
You would need a CD reader to plug into the netbook.

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July 21, 2011 07:05AM
I'm not sure if it will install on a flash drive or not, but it might be worth a try. I'd do the custom install and only the components you will use, and just the bare bones of them. That will leave your netbook with more processor power and RAM free when you use it. There's no sense tying up system resources unnecessarily. Open Office is a great alternative.
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