LibreOffice Server Installation GUI
Sun 21.10.2012 13 Comments
Hi there!
After a long time of inactivity, here is something I have been working on for quite a long time. please, don’t be mad and download it. If there is an update, you will be updated within 7 days.
I am proud to present you my program “LibreOffice Server Installation GUI” with the following features:
- Ability to perform an admin / server installation [NOT Possible due to a bug in LibreOffice, but as soon as it is fixed it is working fdo#54304]
- Opening the bootstrap.ini and showing you the snipped, which should be changed
- Saving the bootstrap.ini with only one click (Administrative right might be compulsory!)
That’s it, but it might be a benefit to the QA team 
Now, it’s screenshot time:
Feedback is appreciated
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Hi Florian, indeed, such a GUI Helper might ease things for beginners. I did a test and tried to install a 3.6.4 Daily. I found a small problem, when I browsed for the .msi, your GUI Helper did not recognize / show the document in the Explorer dialog, I had to add “*.msi” to the file name pane so that the .msi became visible.
I created a new installation folder in “Configure installation directory”, but it was not accepted by the GUI Helper. I teeminated the GUI Helper, started again, but it did not accept my “C:\LibO_Server\LOM36\20121022″. Here I stopped further tests. Any Ideas?
Well, could you give me the filename of a daily build? Instead of things, that change I need a “*” …
“libreoffice-3-6~2012-10-22_23.52.55_LibO-Dev_3.6.4.0_Win_x86_install_en-US.msi”. I stated that the problem appeared when I selected the “Installation directory”, but you have a different suspect?
For the “Don’t recognize master” –> A problem of my app, I am currently trying to change that as elegant as possible
The second problem is also known, but as bug 54304 by LibreOffice ( See above, the text in red
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54304)
I updated the program… I think starting http://reisi007.bplaced.com/program/setup.exe should solve the issue
[Caused by my app]
I will try your update with the next Build I install on my PC for permanent use. BTW, I normally install 4 Help languages, is it possible or planned for future to install more languages?
Currently I use a trick, what is more a tool to save time and not to ease things for beginners: I have in install.bat with contents
msiexec /a install_multi.msi
msiexec /a help_en-us.msi
msiexec /a help_de.msi
msiexec /a help_fr.msi
msiexec /a help_es.msi
I simply copy it into the folder with installation files, installation files renamed to the simple names in the batch, start it from command line.
Hi, I downloaded from link in comment Tue 23.10.2012 at 15:56, uninstalled old GUI Server Installation Helper, installed new one, started without my action, I selected
C:\Users\user\LibOinstall\3572\LibO_3.5.7rc2_Win_x86_install_multi.msi
C:\Users\user\LibOinstall\3572\LibO_3.5.7rc2_Win_x86_helppack_de.msi
C:\LibO_Server\3.5.7.2
(I created that folder before I started this test)
Replaced bootstrap.ini String by “UserInstallation=$ORIGIN/../Data/settings”
Clicke “Start Installation”
I saw DOS window for a short moment, but that disappeared immediately and nothing became installed.
Hmmm, I am going to investigate this….
Look at any root folder “c” “D” … It should be there…
AND at the end you have to open the bootstrap.ini and edit it manually…
Should be working NOW. Just updated the program – Sorry for the bug, I changed too much
Today I installed “libreoffice-3-6~2012-10-31_08.03.29_LibO-Dev_3.6.4.0_Win_x86_install_en-US.msi” GUI Installer Version 1.9.5.0, worked without problems
Thanks for testing
Localiseable version is coming 
Can you please upload the installer to the extensions website?
Here you are (Has to be approved…) http://extensions.libreoffice.org/extension-center/libreoffice-server-installation-gui/