source: xsoft/office/libreoffice.xml@ d97601a

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY libreoffice-core-download-http
  "http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/src/3.5.2/libreoffice-core-&libreoffice-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY libreoffice-core-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY libreoffice-core-md5sum        "a21156d5657b8619a523ffdc5cc0003e">
  <!ENTITY libreoffice-core-size          "99 MB">

  <!ENTITY libreoffice-dictionaries-download-http
  "http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/src/3.5.2/libreoffice-dictionaries-&libreoffice-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY libreoffice-dictionaries-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY libreoffice-dictionaries-md5sum        "782d0cecfccc200f8ad0a07f0cb53f08">
  <!ENTITY libreoffice-dictionaries-size          "31 MB">
  <!ENTITY libreoffice-help-download-http
  "http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/src/3.5.2/libreoffice-help-&libreoffice-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY libreoffice-help-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY libreoffice-help-md5sum        "3c064a24191274fcd8fd466ce9d5dc42">
  <!ENTITY libreoffice-help-size          "2 MB">

  <!ENTITY libreoffice-translations-download-http
  "http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/src/3.5.2/libreoffice-translations-&libreoffice-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY libreoffice-translations-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY libreoffice-translations-md5sum        "17ebcd0d25e716d3905b1a905907fd67">
  <!ENTITY libreoffice-translations-size          "11.7 MB">

  <!ENTITY libreoffice-buildsize     "6 GB (379 MB installed)">
  <!ENTITY libreoffice-time          "61 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="libreoffice" xreflabel="Libre-Office-&libreoffice-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="libreoffice.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>Libre Office &libreoffice-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="libreoffice">
    <primary sortas="a-libreoffice">libreoffice</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Libre Office</title>

    <para>
      <application>Libre Office</application> is a collection of programs for
      creating and editing office documents. It is largely compatible with
      <application>Microsoft Office</application> and
      <application>Open Office</application> on which it is based.
    </para>

    &lfs71_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Core Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libreoffice-core-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Core Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libreoffice-core-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Core Download MD5 sum: &libreoffice-core-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Core Download size: &libreoffice-core-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Dictionaries Download (HTTP):
          <ulink url="&libreoffice-dictionaries-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Dictionaries Download (FTP):
          <ulink url="&libreoffice-dictionaries-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Dictionaries Download MD5 sum: &libreoffice-dictionaries-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Dictionaries Download size: &libreoffice-dictionaries-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Help Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libreoffice-help-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Help Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libreoffice-help-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Help Download MD5 sum: &libreoffice-help-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Help Download size: &libreoffice-help-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Translations Download (HTTP):
          <ulink url="&libreoffice-translations-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Translations Download (FTP):
          <ulink url="&libreoffice-translations-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Translations Download MD5 sum: &libreoffice-translations-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Translations Download size: &libreoffice-translations-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &libreoffice-buildsize;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &libreoffice-time;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Libre Office Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <xref linkend="gtk2"/> or <xref linkend="gtk3"/>,
      <application>Perl Modules</application>
      <xref linkend="perl-xml-parser"/> and
      <xref linkend="perl-archive-zip"/>,
      <xref linkend="unzip"/>,
      <xref linkend="zip"/> and
      <xref linkend="which"/>.
    </para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
    <note>
      <para>
        These packages are recommend because if they're not installed the build
        process will compile and install its own (often older) version.
      </para>
    </note>

    <para role="recommended">
      <xref linkend="boost"/>,
      <xref linkend="curl"/>,
      <xref linkend="db"/>,
      <xref linkend="expat"/>,
      <ulink url="http://hunspell.sourceforge.net/">Hunspell</ulink>,
      <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>,
      <xref linkend="libgsf"/>,
      <xref linkend="libpng"/>,
      <xref linkend="librsvg"/>,
      <xref linkend="libxml2"/> and <xref linkend="libxslt"/>,
      <xref linkend="neon"/>,
      <xref linkend="nss"/>,
      <xref linkend="openssl"/>,
      <xref linkend="poppler"/>,
      <xref linkend="postgresql"/> and
      <xref linkend="redland"/>.
    </para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional">
      <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/hunspell/files/MyThes/">MyThes</ulink>,
      <ulink url="http://sampleicc.sourceforge.net/">SampleICC</ulink>,
      <ulink url="http://hci.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/vigra">Vigra</ulink> and
      <xref linkend="zenity"/>
      .
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
      User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/libreoffice"/>
    </para>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Libre Office</title>

    <warning>
      <para>
        Untaring the libreoffice-core-3.5.2.2 tarball as
        <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> has the curious effect of
        changing the ownership of the <emphasis>parent</emphasis> directory
        to a user with numerical id 11012 and with the permissions set to allow
        read, write and execute for that user only! If you untared as
        <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> in your home folder you
        could end up unable to log in again. If you untared it in
        <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> you would find your user
        account unable to access any file in
        <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> :/
      </para>

      <para>
        You can avoid this unpleasantness by
        <emphasis>not</emphasis> untaring it as
        <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>. If you must untar it as
        <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> pass the option
        <option>--no-overwrite-dir</option> to tar. This is the default when you
        untar as a user but has to be passed as an option when untaring as
        <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>:
      </para>
    </warning>

<screen role="root"><userinput>tar xf --no-overwrite-dir libreoffice-core-&libreoffice-version;.tar.xz &amp;&amp;
cd libreoffice-core-&libreoffice-version;</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      Install <application>Libre Office</application> by running the following
      commands:
    </para>

<screen><userinput>tar -xf ../libreoffice-translations-&libreoffice-version;.tar.xz --strip-components=1 &amp;&amp;
tar -xf ../libreoffice-help-&libreoffice-version;.tar.xz --strip-components=1 &amp;&amp;
tar -xf ../libreoffice-dictionaries-&libreoffice-version;.tar.xz --strip-components=1 &amp;&amp;
./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr \
  --disable-binfilter      \
  --disable-gconf          \
  --disable-mozilla        \
  --disable-odk            \
  --with-system-boost      \
  --with-system-cairo      \
  --with-system-curl       \
  --with-system-db         \
  --with-system-expat      \
  --with-system-hunspell   \
  --with-system-icu        \
  --with-system-jpeg       \
  --with-system-libpng     \
  --with-system-libxml     \
  --with-system-neon       \
  --with-system-nss        \
  --with-system-openssl    \
  --with-system-poppler    \
  --with-system-postgresql \
  --with-system-redland    \
  --with-system-zlib       \
  --with-num-cpus=$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) \
  --with-vendor="BLFS"     \
  --with-lang="pt-BR"      \
  --without-java           &amp;&amp;
./download                 &amp;&amp;
mkdir -p ../libre-office-downloads &amp;&amp;
cp -rf src/* ../libre-office-downloads &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      This package does not come with a test suite.
    </para>

    <para>
      Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install &amp;&amp;
for program in base calc draw impress math writer
do
  echo "#!/bin/bash
  exec /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice --${program} \"\${@}\"" > /usr/bin/${program}
  chmod 755 /usr/bin/${program}
done &amp;&amp;
for res in 16 32 48 128 256
do
  mkdir -p /usr/share/icons/hicolor/${res}x${res}/{apps,mimetypes}
  cp sysui/desktop/icons/hicolor/${res}x${res}/apps/*.png \
    /usr/share/icons/hicolor/${res}x${res}/apps
  cp sysui/desktop/icons/hicolor/${res}x${res}/mimetypes/*.png \
    /usr/share/icons/hicolor/${res}x${res}/mimetypes
done &amp;&amp;
gtk-update-icon-cache /usr/share/icons/hicolor</userinput></screen>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para>
      <command>tar -xf ../libreoffice-translations-&libreoffice-version;.tar.xz
      --strip-components=1</command>: This untars the translations inside the
      source. The <option>--strip-components=1</option> option removes the
      leading directory from the path of the untared files. Without this option
      we would need to move or symlink the
      <filename class="directory">translations</filename> folder into the
      correct position.
    </para>

    <para>
      <command>tar -xf ../libreoffice-help-&libreoffice-version;.tar.xz
      --strip-components=1</command>: This untars the help files inside the
      source. The <option>--strip-components=1</option> option removes the
      leading directory from the path of the untared files. Without this option
      we would need to move or symlink the
      <filename class="directory">helpcontent2</filename> folder into the
      correct position.
    </para>

    <para>
      <command>tar -xf ../libreoffice-dictionaries-&libreoffice-version;.tar.xz
      --strip-components=1</command>: This untars the dictionaries inside the
      source. The <option>--strip-components=1</option> option removes the
      leading directory from the path of the untared files. Without this option
      we would need to move or symlink the
      <filename class="directory">dictionaries</filename> folder into the
      correct position.
    </para>

    <para>
      <option>--enable-gtk3</option>: add this option if you've installed and
      want to use <application>Gtk+-3</application>.
    </para>

    <para>
      <option>--disable-binfilter</option>: These "binfilters" enable
      <application>Libre Office</application> to open legacy
      <application>Star Office</application> format documents. Compiling
      <application>binfilter</application> requires
      <application>Java</application>.
    </para>

    <para>
      <option>--disable-gconf</option>: Compiling with support for
      <application>GConf</application> requires the deprecated
      <application>ORBit</application>.
    </para>

    <para>
      <option>--disable-mozilla</option>: This option stops
      <application>Libre Office</application> trying to compile an old version
      of <application>SeaMonkey</application>.
    </para>

    <para>
      <option>--disable-odk</option>: This disables installing the office
      development kit. remove this option if you want to develop a
      <application>Libre Office</application> based application.
    </para>

    <para>
      <option>--with-system- ...</option>: These options stops it trying to
      compile its own versions of these dependencies. If you've not installed
      some of these dependencies remove the corresponding option.
    </para>

    <para>
      <option>--with-num-cpus=$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)</option>: This option
      tells it to use all your CPUs to compile in parallel and speed up the
      build.
    </para>

    <para>
      <option>--with-lang="pt-BR"</option>: This option sets what languages to
      support. en-US is always included by default. For a list of the available
      options: <command>ls translations/source</command>.
    </para>

    <para>
      <option>--without-java</option>: This option compiles
      <application>Libre Office</application> without
      <application>Java</application> support.
    </para>

    <para>
      <command>./download</command>: The <command>download</command> script
      downloads the source to a collection of things that might be needed during
      the build process.
    </para>

    <para>
      <command>mkdir -p ../libre-office-downloads;
      cp -rf src/* ../libre-office-downloads</command>: The
      <command>download</command> script downloads some 320MB of source
      tarballs, many of which are not not needed as they are probably already
      installed on your system. This command makes a backup copy of the
      downloaded files so you don't have to download them again if you decide to
      recompile <application>Libre Office</application>. In that case, just
      start by <command>mkdir src; cp ../libre-office-downloads/* src</command>
    </para>

    <para>
      <command>for program in base calc draw impress math writer ...</command>:
      These commands create 6 simple shell scripts in
      <filename class="directory">/usr/bin</filename> that can be used to launch
      <application>Libre Office</application>.
    </para>

    <para>
      <command>for res in 16 32 48 128 256 ...</command>: These commands copy
      various icons into the hicolor icon theme used by
      <application>Gtk+</application>.
    </para>

    <para>
      <command>gtk-update-icon-cache /usr/share/icons/hicolor</command>: This
      rebuilds <filename>/usr/share/icons/hicolor/icon-theme.cache</filename> to
      include the new icons.
    </para>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="configuration">
    <title>Configuring Libre Office</title>

    <para>
      If you use a desktop environment like <application>Gnome</application>
      or <application>KDE</application> and want the programs to show up in the
      panel's menu, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user,
      create some simple desktop files:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>for program in base calc draw impress math writer
do echo "[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=Application
Name=${program^}
Comment=Libre Office ${program^}
Icon=${program}
Exec=${program}
Categories=Office;Application;
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false" > /usr/share/applications/${program}.desktop
done</userinput></screen>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>base, calc, draw, impress, math and writer.</seg>
        <seg>
          Hundreds of shared libraries in
          <filename class="directory">/usr/lib/libreoffice</filename>.
        </seg>
        <seg>/usr/lib/libreoffice.</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="base">
        <term><command>base</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a database manager.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="libreoffice base">
            <primary sortas="b-base">base</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="calc">
        <term><command>calc</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a spreadsheet program.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="libreoffice calc">
            <primary sortas="b-calc">calc</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="draw">
        <term><command>draw</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a vector graphics editor and diagramming tool.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="libreoffice draw">
            <primary sortas="b-draw">draw</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="impress">
        <term><command>impress</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            can edit and display powerpoint presentations.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="libreoffice impress">
            <primary sortas="b-impress">impress</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="math">
        <term><command>math</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a mathematical formula editor.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="libreoffice math">
            <primary sortas="b-math">math</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="writer">
        <term><command>writer</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a word processor.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="libreoffice writer">
            <primary sortas="b-writer">writer</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </sect2>
</sect1>