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Today I was sucessful in installing Vector 7 after trying since the last 2 years.
To view power point files I need libre office and do not know how to install.
Any help given will be greatly appreciated.
farid ansari
Karachi, Pakistan

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Vector 7 is Slackware‑based, so the practical choices are: use the Slackware‑aware package tools your install provides (as suggested), build a native Slackware package from the SlackBuild (as noted), or run the official LibreOffice binary tarball for a quick, no‑install run. The SlackBuild route gives the cleanest, integrated result; the binary tarball is fastest if the goal is just to view PPT/PPTX files.

Recommended SlackBuild workflow (high level)

  • get the LibreOffice SlackBuild for your Slackware target and download the matching LibreOffice source tarball.
  • place the source tarball in the SlackBuild directory, make the SlackBuild script executable and run it as root; it will produce a Slackware .tgz package that installs cleanly with the system package tools.
  • expect the build to need many build dependencies and lots of disk space — plan for several GB (often 5–15 GB) and sufficient swap; compilation can take hours on older CPUs.

Quick binary (no compile) approach

  • download the official Linux binary tarball from LibreOffice, extract it somewhere (for example /opt or in your home), and run the soffice binary in the program subdirectory to open presentations. This avoids dependency/build issues and is useful for simple viewing.

Troubleshooting and tips

  • if a SlackBuild fails, check the build log for missing development libraries (C/C++ toolchain, pkg‑config, required X and font libraries) and install those from Vector/Slackware repos before retrying.
  • if only viewing is needed, the binary tarball or exporting to PDF (via LibreOffice’s convert option) is often the least work.
  • prefer building/using a package that matches the Slackware base version of your Vector install to avoid library incompatibilities.

References in thread: ’s slapt‑get and conversion ideas are usable if you prefer packaged installs; ’s SlackBuild pointer is the recommended path for a native package.

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I'm not familiar with Slackware & Co. but it seems there's a tools similar to apt i.e. slapt-get which can be use from command line:

slapt-get --search package_name
slapt-get --install package_name

Here there is some information:

Otherwise you can download the .deb or .rpm file from LibreOffice website and convert it with deb2tgz or rpm2tgz, and finally use installpkg:

installpkg package.tgz

Or check in http://slackbuilds.org/ there may be Libreoffice.
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