Re: [libreoffice-users] Installing windows explorer extension only

Thanks Tom, I did install the whole program but this is not what you want
to do on a file server. Microsoft provide filter pack for open document
format but it doesn't work with recent version of odf files.

Regards,

Chris


2014-05-09 14:16 GMT+02:00 Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com>:

> Hi :)
> I am not sure if any of the links on this page are useful
>
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Other_Documentation_and_Resources#Corporate_Users
>
> You might have more luck talking to the devs on their irc channel
> (whatever that is) or their mailing list.
>
> I think the usual quickest answer is to just install the whole program.
>  It's not large, unlike MS Office, and it's quite robust so you don't have
> to keep patching it.  In the last 3-4 years there have been about 3
> security issues and 2 of those were only potential possibilities and the
> other required the user to do a bunch of dumb things.  New releases happen
> in order to add functionality so most of us happily stick with older
> versions.
>
> Probably best to go with stable-branch and get the 4.1.6. That 3rd digit
> is roughly equivalent to the "Service Packs" so the 6 means that branch has
> really matured.  If the 4.2x has reached 4 then that is pretty rock-solid
> too in which case i'd grab that.  Most of my machines are on 3.5.7 and i've
> long since stopped worrying about exactly which version is where because
> versions don't have all the incompatibilities and problems that spring up
> between different versions of MS Office.
>
> Hopefully something in there helps!
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
> On 9 May 2014 10:51, Chris Net46 <chrisnet46@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I would like to install the optional component "windows explorer
> > extension"
> > on a "Windows 2008" file server because I need to index open document
> > format files saved on this server. I don't need the whole LibreOffice
> > suite
> > only this component. It's not possible with the installer to select only
> > the "windows explorer extension" but maybe there is a way to install this
> > filter manually ?
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Chris
> >
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