OpenOffice for Windows
Maintainer
Michael Weinberger
Introduction
This contrib provides a RPM that integrates the OpenOfficePortable application (Windows Version) into the SME Server. The OpenOffice executables are installed in a Samba share so that users can run all modules like Writer, Calc, Impress etc. immediately after domain logon without any installation or configuration on their Windows XP/2000 computers. The individual OpenOffice user profiles are stored on the SME Server in a hidden Samba share.
Installation
RPM Installation
/usr/bin/yum install --enablerepo=smecontribs smeserver-openoffice-portable
config gettype openoffice || config set openoffice service
signal-event workgroup-update
OpenOfficePortable Windows Binary Installation
On a Windows computer log into the domain as domain user 'admin' with the SME admin password. Download and save the OpenOfficePortable setup program from Soureforge download page. There are serveral localized versions available. In the installation chapter below the English version OpenOffice_Portable_2.3.1_Rev_2_en-us.paf.exe is used.
Run the OpenOfficePortable setup program.
Now walk through the setup dialog...
Accept the license.
Leave these fields empty.
Uncheck automatic updates.
Do not register.
When you have finished the setup, OpenOffice starts. Open the 'Options' dialog.
Now walk through the options and adjust them to your needs. Note that you are about creating the initial default user profile for all existing and future new users. Once you have initialized the user profile, you cannot change it after that without starting from the scratch.
When finished click OK and log off from the domain.
Setup and Configuration on the SME Server
Initializing the User Profiles
Run the script
openoffice-init
This creates the user profile directories for all existings users and copies the default profile into them. The OpenOffice bootstrap.ini file is patched to use the new path. The user profiles are stored in /home/e-smith/files/ooSettings. When new SME users are created, the OpenOffice profile will be created automatically by an action script in the create-user event.
Users now can start OpenOffice by running \\MYPDC\openoffice\OpenOfficePortable\OpenOfficePortable.exe
Important: From now on you should never run OpenOffice as domain user admin again!
Register OpenOffice File Extensions (optional)
On the SME Server run as root the script
openoffice-assoc-oo
This registers the file extensions .odb, .odg, .odm, .odp, .ods, .odt and .rtf and associates them to the OpenOfficePortable application. It is done by adding Windows Registry commands to the netlogon.bat file, which are executed at domain user logon.
Register Microsoft Office File Extensions (optional)
On the SME Server run as root the script
openoffice-assoc-ms
This registers the file extensions .doc, .xls and .ppt and associates them to the OpenOfficePortable application. It is done by adding Windows Registry commands to the netlogon.bat file, which are executed at domain user logon.
Assign Windows Drive Letter (optional)
On the SME Server run as root the script
openoffice-drive-letter <LETTER>:
This assigns a drive letter to the openoffice share. It is done by adding a 'net use' command to the netlogon.bat file.
Users now can start OpenOffice by running <LETTER>:\OpenOfficePortable
Uninstall
Cleaning up netlogon.bat
openoffice-assoc-oo remove openoffice-assoc-ms remove openoffice-drive-letter remove rm -f /home/e-smith/files/samba/netlogon/file-assoc-ms.*
Removing the RPM
/usr/bin/yum erase smeserver-openoffice-portable
Removing the OpenOffice installation
rm -rf /opt/openoffice
Removing the user profiles
rm -rf /home/e-smith/files/ooSettings
References
- http://www.openoffice.org/
- http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=151265&package_id=255647
