Re: [tdf-discuss] Packages for distribution of LibreOffice

Hello Javier,
I don't know if its any help, but I've been installing several thousand 
computers silently. I have made a description here: 
http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2011/02/silent-installation-of-libreoffice-on.html

Cheers,
Leif Lodahl
The Danish Team


On 15-08-2011 13:03, Javier Sola wrote:
> I have been trying to see how to adapt the LibreOffice packages to the 
> method in which we have been distributing localized versions of 
> Windows OpenOffice in the past in Cambodia.
>
> We used to have an executable installer that installed everything in 
> Khmer and could be run in silent mode, without any user interaction. 
> This was integrated in an overall distribution package for Windows 
> FOSS software that made distribution very simple, for us and for the 
> users.
>
> With the LibreOffice packages that it is possible to get now from the 
> download, it is necessary to install at least two different packages, 
> and installation cannot be done silently because the installation 
> cannot be done using the typical installation. During installation it 
> is necessary to get into custom installation, select the language pack 
> that we want installed and include it.
>
> Any specific instructions that need to be followed during installation 
> are always a barrier to deployment. We can no longer just send a CD to 
> schools, we need to send CDs and instructions to be followed on an 
> installer in English (a foreign language).
>
> I would it be possible to have single language complete installers for 
> stable releases?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Javier


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