[613c524f] | 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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[6732c094] | 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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[613c524f] | 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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[6e18d243] | 7 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-minor-version "3.0">
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[f1442439] | 8 |
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[c577a33] | 9 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-download-http
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[f1442439] | 10 | "http://www.abisource.com/downloads/abiword/&AbiWord-version;/source/abiword-&AbiWord-version;.tar.gz">
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[ff6ec19d] | 11 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-download-ftp " ">
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[97cf7e0] | 12 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-md5sum "f3f8052e7b4979a43b75775a381e6cb8">
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[15af7e6] | 13 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-size "11 MB">
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[f1442439] | 14 |
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[c577a33] | 15 | <!ENTITY AbiWordDocs-download-http
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[f1442439] | 16 | "http://www.abisource.com/downloads/abiword/&AbiWord-version;/source/abiword-docs-&AbiWord-version;.tar.gz">
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[97cf7e0] | 17 | <!ENTITY AbiWordDocs-md5sum "c9b78cb5f9c415ed63ce1cf9874fa8a4">
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| 18 | <!ENTITY AbiWordDocs-size "1.5">
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[f1442439] | 19 |
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[97cf7e0] | 20 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-buildsize "575 MB -additional 13 MB for docs (73 MB installed - additional 3.1 MB for docs)">
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| 21 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-time "7.7 SBU - additional 0.5 SBU for docs">
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[613c524f] | 22 | ]>
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| 23 |
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[0b5a693] | 24 | <sect1 id="abiword" xreflabel="AbiWord-&AbiWord-version;">
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[ab49f6cb] | 25 | <?dbhtml filename="AbiWord.html" ?>
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| 26 |
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| 27 | <sect1info>
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| 28 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 29 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 30 | </sect1info>
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| 31 |
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| 32 | <title>AbiWord-&AbiWord-version;</title>
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| 33 |
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| 34 | <indexterm zone="abiword">
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| 35 | <primary sortas="a-AbiWord">AbiWord</primary>
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| 36 | </indexterm>
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| 37 |
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| 38 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 39 | <title>Introduction to AbiWord</title>
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| 40 |
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[c577a33] | 41 | <para>
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[f1442439] | 42 | <application>AbiWord</application> is a word processor which is useful for
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[c577a33] | 43 | writing reports, letters and other formatted documents.
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| 44 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 45 |
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[9d38ad6] | 46 | &lfs77_checked;
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[4b97925] | 47 |
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[ab49f6cb] | 48 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 49 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 50 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 51 | <para>
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| 52 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&AbiWord-download-http;"/>
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| 53 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 54 | </listitem>
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| 55 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 56 | <para>
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| 57 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&AbiWord-download-ftp;"/>
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| 58 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 59 | </listitem>
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| 60 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 61 | <para>
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| 62 | Download MD5 sum: &AbiWord-md5sum;
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| 63 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 64 | </listitem>
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| 65 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 66 | <para>
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| 67 | Download size: &AbiWord-size;
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| 68 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 69 | </listitem>
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| 70 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 71 | <para>
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| 72 | Estimated disk space required: &AbiWord-buildsize;
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| 73 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 74 | </listitem>
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| 75 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 76 | <para>
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| 77 | Estimated build time: &AbiWord-time;
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| 78 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 79 | </listitem>
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| 80 | </itemizedlist>
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| 81 |
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[15114f7] | 82 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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[f1442439] | 83 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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[15114f7] | 84 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 85 | <para>
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[f1442439] | 86 | AbiWord Docs: <ulink url="&AbiWordDocs-download-http;"/>
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| 87 | </para>
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| 88 | </listitem>
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| 89 | <listitem>
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| 90 | <para>
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| 91 | AbiWord Docs MD5 sum: &AbiWordDocs-md5sum;
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| 92 | </para>
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| 93 | </listitem>
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| 94 | <listitem>
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| 95 | <para>
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| 96 | AbiWord Docs size: &AbiWordDocs-size;
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[c577a33] | 97 | </para>
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[15114f7] | 98 | </listitem>
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| 99 | </itemizedlist>
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| 100 |
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[ab49f6cb] | 101 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">AbiWord Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 102 |
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| 103 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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[c577a33] | 104 | <para role="required">
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[d19e2c6] | 105 | <xref linkend="boost"/>,
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[c577a33] | 106 | <xref linkend="fribidi"/>,
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[2c230a6] | 107 | <xref linkend="goffice010"/>, and
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[c577a33] | 108 | <xref linkend="wv"/>
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| 109 | </para>
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| 110 |
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| 111 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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| 112 | <para role="recommended">
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[f1442439] | 113 | <xref linkend="enchant"/>
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[c577a33] | 114 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 115 |
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| 116 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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[15114f7] | 117 | <para role="optional">
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[f1442439] | 118 | <xref linkend="dbus-glib"/>,
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| 119 | <xref linkend="gobject-introspection"/>,
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| 120 | <xref linkend="libgcrypt"/>,
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| 121 | <xref linkend="libical"/>,
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| 122 | <xref linkend="libsoup"/>,
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[649cb3b] | 123 | <xref linkend="redland"/>,
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| 124 | <xref linkend="valgrind"/>.
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| 125 | <ulink url="http://aiksaurus.sourceforge.net/">Aiksaurus</ulink>,
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| 126 | <ulink url="&gnome-download-http;/evolution-data-server/">
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| 127 | Evolution Data Server</ulink>,
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| 128 | <ulink url="http://helm.cs.unibo.it/mml-widget/">GtkMathView</ulink>,
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| 129 | <ulink url="&gnome-download-http;/libchamplain">libchamplain</ulink>,
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[c577a33] | 130 | <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/wvware">libwmf</ulink>,
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[f1442439] | 131 | <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwpd/">libwpd</ulink>,
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| 132 | <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwpg/">libwpg</ulink>,
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| 133 | <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwps/">libwps</ulink>,
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[665ac79f] | 134 | <ulink url="http://www.abisource.com/projects/link-grammar/">
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| 135 | Link Grammar Parser</ulink>,
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[f1442439] | 136 | <ulink url="&gnome-download-http;/loudmouth">Loudmouth</ulink>,
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[665ac79f] | 137 | <ulink url="http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/releases/telepathy-glib/">
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| 138 | Telepathy GLib</ulink>,
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[649cb3b] | 139 | <ulink url="http://libots.sourceforge.net/">OTS</ulink>, and
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| 140 | <ulink url="http://software.frodo.looijaard.name/psiconv/">Psiconv</ulink>
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[c577a33] | 141 | </para>
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| 142 |
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[f1442439] | 143 | <note>
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| 144 | <para>
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| 145 | To enable many of the optional dependencies, review the information
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| 146 | from <command>./configure --help</command> for the necessary switches
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| 147 | you must pass to the <command>configure</command> script.
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| 148 | </para>
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| 149 | </note>
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| 150 |
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[38e4f06] | 151 |
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[c577a33] | 152 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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| 153 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/abiword"/>
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| 154 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 155 | </sect2>
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| 156 |
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| 157 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 158 | <title>Installation of AbiWord</title>
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| 159 |
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[c577a33] | 160 | <para>
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| 161 | Install <application>AbiWord</application> by running the following
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| 162 | commands:
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| 163 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 164 |
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[97cf7e0] | 165 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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[15114f7] | 166 | make</userinput></screen>
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[10ef3836] | 167 |
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[c577a33] | 168 | <para>
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[d19e2c6] | 169 | This program does not come with a functional test suite.
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[15114f7] | 170 | </para>
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[5bb9ec2] | 171 |
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[c577a33] | 172 | <para>
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| 173 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 174 | </para>
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[5bb9ec2] | 175 |
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[15114f7] | 176 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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[9f37e34] | 177 |
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[97cf7e0] | 178 | <note>
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| 179 | <para>
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| 180 | In order to install the local help files,
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| 181 | a graphics session is recommended.
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| 182 | </para>
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| 183 | </note>
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| 184 |
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[c577a33] | 185 | <para>
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[97cf7e0] | 186 | If you wish to install the local help files, untar and build them first:
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[c577a33] | 187 | </para>
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[e7fc5cf] | 188 |
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[15114f7] | 189 | <screen><userinput>tar -xf ../abiword-docs-&AbiWord-version;.tar.gz &&
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[66fb2d8] | 190 | cd abiword-docs-&AbiWord-version; &&
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| 191 | ./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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[e7fc5cf] | 192 | make</userinput></screen>
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[9f37e34] | 193 |
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[c577a33] | 194 | <para>
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| 195 | and then, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 196 | </para>
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[10ef3836] | 197 |
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[15114f7] | 198 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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[f1442439] | 199 |
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[ab49f6cb] | 200 | </sect2>
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| 201 |
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| 202 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 203 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 204 |
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[f1442439] | 205 | <para>
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| 206 | <option>--without-evolution-data-server</option>: This switch disables
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| 207 | <application>AbiWord</application>
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| 208 | <application>Evolution Data Server</application> support which is known
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| 209 | to fail when using recent versions of
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[665ac79f] | 210 | <application>Evolution Data Server</application>.
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[c577a33] | 211 | </para>
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[15114f7] | 212 |
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[c577a33] | 213 | <para>
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| 214 | <option>--enable-plugins="collab openxml goffice grammar"</option>: Build
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[15af7e6] | 215 | some or all plugins. The openxml plugin enables
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[d19e2c6] | 216 | <application>Abiword</application> to open some .docx files.
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| 217 | The grammar plugin requires
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[c577a33] | 218 | <ulink url="http://www.abisource.com/projects/link-grammar/">Link Grammar
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| 219 | Parser</ulink>
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| 220 | </para>
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[f1442439] | 221 |
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[77b7e4fe] | 222 | </sect2>
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| 223 |
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| 224 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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[60d0f22] | 225 | <title>Configuring AbiWord</title>
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[77b7e4fe] | 226 |
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| 227 | <sect3 id="abiword-config">
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| 228 | <title>Config File</title>
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| 229 |
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[c577a33] | 230 | <para>
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| 231 | <filename>~/.AbiSuite/templates/normal.awt</filename>
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| 232 | </para>
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[77b7e4fe] | 233 |
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[60d0f22] | 234 | <indexterm zone="abiword abiword-config">
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| 235 | <primary sortas="e-AA.AbiSuite-templates-normal">~/.AbiSuite/templates/normal.awt</primary>
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| 236 | </indexterm>
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[77b7e4fe] | 237 | </sect3>
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| 238 |
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| 239 | <sect3>
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| 240 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 241 |
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[c577a33] | 242 | <para>
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| 243 | Choose the right template for your language and locale from the list
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| 244 | produced by the following command:
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| 245 | </para>
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[77b7e4fe] | 246 |
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[15114f7] | 247 | <screen><userinput>ls /usr/share/abiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;/templates</userinput></screen>
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[77b7e4fe] | 248 |
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[c577a33] | 249 | <para>
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| 250 | Create the folder
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| 251 | <filename class='directory'>~/.AbiSuite/templates</filename> then copy
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| 252 | the <filename>normal.awt</filename> you want into it:
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| 253 | </para>
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[77b7e4fe] | 254 |
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[10ef3836] | 255 | <screen><userinput>install -v -m750 -d ~/.AbiSuite/templates &&
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[15114f7] | 256 | install -v -m640 /usr/share/abiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;/templates/normal.awt-<replaceable><lang></replaceable> \
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[10ef3836] | 257 | ~/.AbiSuite/templates/normal.awt</userinput></screen>
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[77b7e4fe] | 258 |
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[c577a33] | 259 | <para>
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| 260 | Change <replaceable><lang></replaceable> by the above command to
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| 261 | fit the name of the file you want.
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| 262 | </para>
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| 263 |
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| 264 | <para>
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| 265 | If you are using multiple languages, you may need to edit the template
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| 266 | to use a font with greater coverage (e.g. one of the
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| 267 | <ulink url="http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/">DejaVu fonts</ulink>),
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| 268 | because <application>Abiword</application> does not use
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| 269 | <application>fontconfig</application> and can only display glyphs that
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| 270 | are provided in the chosen font.
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| 271 | </para>
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| 272 |
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| 273 | <para>
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| 274 | If you have <xref linkend="desktop-file-utils"/> installed, you should
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| 275 | run the <command>update-desktop-database</command> command to update the
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| 276 | mimeinfo cache and allow the Help system to work.
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| 277 | </para>
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[f1442439] | 278 |
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[7b1027d] | 279 | <para>
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| 280 | If you have <xref linkend="xdg-utils"/> installed, you should
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| 281 | run the <command>xdg-icon-resource forceupdate --theme hicolor</command>
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[8a00a2c5] | 282 | command, for the installed icon to be displayed in the menu item.
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[7b1027d] | 283 | </para>
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| 284 |
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[77b7e4fe] | 285 | </sect3>
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[f1442439] | 286 |
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[ab49f6cb] | 287 | </sect2>
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| 288 |
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| 289 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 290 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 291 |
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| 292 | <segmentedlist>
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[f1442439] | 293 | <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
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| 294 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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[24ffa4b5] | 295 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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[ab49f6cb] | 296 |
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| 297 | <seglistitem>
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[f1442439] | 298 | <seg>
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| 299 | abiword
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| 300 | </seg>
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| 301 | <seg>
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| 302 | libabiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;.so
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| 303 | </seg>
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| 304 | <seg>
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| 305 | /usr/include/abiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;,
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[2c230a6] | 306 | /usr/lib/abiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;, and
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[f1442439] | 307 | /usr/share/abiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;
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| 308 | </seg>
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[ab49f6cb] | 309 | </seglistitem>
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| 310 | </segmentedlist>
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| 311 |
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| 312 | <variablelist>
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| 313 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 314 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 315 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 316 |
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| 317 | <varlistentry id="abiword-prog">
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| 318 | <term><command>abiword</command></term>
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| 319 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 320 | <para>
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| 321 | is the word processor, a wrapper for the functions in
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| 322 | libabiword-&AbiWord-minor-version; - it can also be used on the
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| 323 | command line, see <command>man 1 abiword</command>.
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| 324 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 325 | <indexterm zone="abiword abiword-prog">
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[15114f7] | 326 | <primary sortas="b-abiword">abiword</primary>
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[ab49f6cb] | 327 | </indexterm>
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| 328 | </listitem>
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| 329 | </varlistentry>
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| 330 |
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[15114f7] | 331 | <varlistentry id="libabiword">
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[f1442439] | 332 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libabiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;.so</filename></term>
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[ab49f6cb] | 333 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 334 | <para>
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| 335 | provides functions to access MS Word documents.
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| 336 | </para>
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[15114f7] | 337 | <indexterm zone="abiword libabiword">
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[c577a33] | 338 | <primary sortas="c-libabiword">libabiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;.so</primary>
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[ab49f6cb] | 339 | </indexterm>
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| 340 | </listitem>
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| 341 | </varlistentry>
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[f1442439] | 342 |
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[ab49f6cb] | 343 | </variablelist>
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[f1442439] | 344 |
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[ab49f6cb] | 345 | </sect2>
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[f1442439] | 346 |
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[f45b1953] | 347 | </sect1>
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