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

Hi Leif,

Thank ! Your explanation is very clear.

With this we can solve the technical issue, when we integrate into an 
installation program which can run scripts.

But we sacrifice image. A program with a nice single installer is 
perceived by the user or customer as "professional". A program in which 
there is more than one installer would be considered "complicated", and 
an installer in which there is a black window during installation could 
be give the user a feeling of "not so professional".

From a technical point of view it might be easier the way it is being 
done now, but from a distribution point of view, it would be easier and 
give a better image to do it as it used to be done before.

Cheers,

Javier


leif wrote:
> 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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