[. . . ] OpenOffice. org 1. 1
Setup Guide
June 2003, Revision A
Public Documentation License Notice The contents of this Documentation are subject to the Public Documentation License Version 1. 0 (the "License"); you may only use this Documentation if you comply with the terms of this License. A copy of the License is available at http://www. openoffice. org/licenses/PDL. html. The Initial Writer of the Original Documentation is Sun Microsystems, Inc. (contact information: settantta@openoffice. org Additional graphic images were provided by Kevin B Hendrcks and Kedar.
Contents
1 About This Guide 7 Icons Used in This Guide 7 2 General Installation Information 9 Installation Types 9 System Requirements 10 General System Requirements 10 Special System Requirements for the SolarisTM Operating Environment (SPARC® Platform Edition) Solaris OE (SPARC) 10 Special System Requirements for Linux 11 Special System Requirements for Windows 11 Contents of the Download Setup Packages 12 Before You Install From a Downloaded Set 12 Updating an Existing Installation 13 Updating a MultiUser Installation 13 3 SingleUser Installation 15 Installation Requirements 15 Starting the Installation 16
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Installing From a CD on UNIX Platforms 16 Installing From a Download Set on UNIX Platforms 17 Installing From a CD on Windows Platforms 17 Installing From a Download Set on Windows Platforms 18 The Setup Procedure 18 Welcome 18 Important Information 20 License Agreement 21 User Data 22 Type of Installation 22 Component Selection 24 Installation Directory 25 Reviewing the Installation Options 26 Assigning File Types 27 JavaTM Runtime Environment Installation 29 Copying the Files 29 Concluding the Installation 30 Starting OpenOffice. org 31 4 MultiUser and Network Installation 33 Server Installation 33 Installation Requirements 33 Starting the Installation 34 The Setup Procedure 35 Workstation Installation 46 Installation Requirements 46
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Starting the Installation 46 The Setup Procedure 48 5 Appendix 61 Installing the JavaTM Runtime Environment Under Windows 61 Setting up Printer, Fax and Fonts Under UNIX® Based Platforms 61 Setting up Printers 62 Using Fax Functionality 65 Connecting a PostScript to PDF Converter 66 Installing Fonts 67 Installing a patch under the SolarisTM Operating Environment (OE) 70 Modifying an Existing OpenOffice. org Installation 71 Modify 71 Repair 71 Remove 72 Setup Parameters 72 Starting the OpenOffice. org Software With Parameters 73 Starting the OpenOffice. org Software From the Command Line 73 Valid Command Line Parameters 74 Registering OpenOffice. org 75 Extending the OpenOffice. org Software 77 Installing, Updating and Removing Extensions for a Single User 78 Installing, Updating and Removing Extensions for Multiple Users 79
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About This Guide
Icons Used in This Guide
There are some icons used to call your attention to additional helpful information.
The "Important" icon alerts you to information regarding data and system security.
The "Note" icon marks extra information that you may find useful for example, an alternative way to reach a certain goal.
The "Tip" icon indicates information that lets you work with the program easier.
The "Solaris" icon marks information that only applies to the SolarisTM Operating Environment (OE). [. . . ] The resulting installation does not require access to the Server Installation to run OpenOffice. org. You have to perform a separate workstation installation for each user on the same machine. Click Next to continue the installation.
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Installation Directory
The next dialog lets you select the installation directory. The space require ments displayed are only estimates and depend on the properties of the storage media. Note: The Windows dialog may appear slightly differently
Enter a path for the Installation directory in the text box, or click Browse to select a directory. If the directory does not exist, you are prompted to create it.
Click Next to continue with the installation.
Reviewing the Installation Options
After you set your installation options, a dialog appears that allows you review the settings.
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Click Install to continue with the installation, or click Back to alter the settings made.
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Assigning File Types
Use this dialog to associate OpenOffice. org with Microsoft file types, and with HTML documents. Unless you intend to use OpenOffice. org as your regular daily Office suite, make sure you leave the boxes unchecked. (If you forget, or miss this screen, don"t panic, as your files are still there, and are still in the original format. They may still be opened from within Word or Excel by using the "Open File. . . " but ton. They can also be reassociated with Microsoft Office, by rightclicking on a file (Shiftrightclick in Windows 9x/Me) and selecting "Open With. . . ", then choosing the Microsoft program and checking the "Always open with this pro gram" box. ). Whether you check these boxes or not, you may still open all your Microsoft Office files with OpenOffice. org.
To make OpenOffice. org Writer the default editor for HTML files, select the check box in the Default HTML Editor check box. Click OK.
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You can set the file type assignments of an existing installation by running the setup application and selecting the Modify option (see Modify on page 71).
JavaTM Runtime Environment
If the JavaTM Runtime Environment (JRE) was not installed during the Server Installation, you are prompted to install the JRE. To install the JRE, follow the instructions on page 29.
Copying the Files
During the installation, the progress is indicated as a percentage and the remain ing time is estimated.
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Concluding the Installation
When the installation is complete, a final dialog is displayed.
Click Complete to finish the installation. Depending on the window manager that you use, you may need to log off and restart your window manager.
Starting OpenOffice. org
Change to the {installpath}/program directory, or to the local OpenOffice. org directory in your home directory, and type: . /soffice You can also add the {installpath}/program directory to the program path, and then type "soffice" in any directory to start OpenOffice. org. To set up the default printer for OpenOffice. org, call the spadmin Printer Administration Utility, as is described in the Appendix. After completing the installation process under the Solaris OE, log out and log in again to update the CDE integration.
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The icons for starting the OpenOffice. org applications are added to the Win dows Start menu in the programs/OpenOffice. org 1. 1 folder. During the installation process, a link to the OpenOffice. org Quickstarter is added to the Autostart folder in the Windows Start menu. Rightclick the Quickstarter icon in the system tray, and choose the OpenOf fice. org application that you want to start. Information about starting OpenOffice. org with command line parameters is found in the Appendix.
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The Appendix contains instructions for installing the JavaTM Runtime Environ ment (JRE), and information about the printer administration program under the SolarisTM Operating Environment and under Linux. It also contains information about modifying, repairing, and deinstalling the OpenOffice. org software.
Installing the JavaTM Runtime Environment Under Windows
During the OpenOffice. org installation, you are prompted to install the Java Run time Environment (JRE). These files are only required to run JAVA based applets and some OpenOffice. org components, such as the Report AutoPilot. To install the JRE later, run the jvmsetup located in the program directory of the OpenOffice. org installation. [. . . ] You can also access this dialog by choosing Help Registration in any OpenOffice. org application. You can modify the registration dialog by editing the common. xml file in the {installpath}/share/config/registry/instance/org/openoffice/Office/ directory. To permanently deactivate the registration dialog, set the value of RequestDialog
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under Registration to 0. To permanently deactivate the registration menu com mand, set ShowMenuItem under Registration to false: <Registration> <RequestDialog cfg:type="int">0</RequestDialog> <ShowMenuItem cfg:type="boolean">false</ShowMenuItem> </Registration>
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Extending the OpenOffice. org Software
The OpenOffice. org software can be extended using the tools in the OpenOf fice. org Software Development Kit (SDK). [. . . ]