Install Berkeley DB by running the following commands: cd build_unix && ../dist/configure --prefix=/usr \ --enable-compat185 \ --enable-cxx && make && make docdir=/usr/share/doc/db-&db-version; install If you wish to enable Java support in Berkeley DB-&db-version;, add --enable-java to the configure options. This requires an appropriate compiler such as Java enabled GCC. Java support is needed if you plan to use system installed Berkeley DB when compiling OpenOffice.