Install 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 db-&db-version;, add --enable-java to the configure options. Java support is needed if you plan to use system installed db when compiling OpenOffice.