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You can use the Apache OpenOffice Extension Manager to add, remove, disable, enable, and export Apache OpenOffice extensions. For example, you can use the Extension Manager to add or remove the following types of extensions:

• Configuration Data
• Configuration Libraries
• Extensions
• Universal Network Objects (UNO) components
  These components represent compiled software packages. UNO is the interface-based component model for Apache OpenOffice. For more information on this model, go to the UNO Development Kit project web site.

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You can manage extensions from a dialog box or a command-line.

Using the Extension Manager Dialog Box

Extensions can be installed so that they are available to only the current user (single user installation), or for all users (shared user installation). Before you start installing an Extension, you should consider who will use the extension, just the current user, or all users.

If you wish to install an Extension that will be used by only the current user, then you can simply open the Extension Manager dialog box from the Tools menu in any Apache OpenOffice Program and install the Extension. The Extension will be installed and be immediately available to the current user. The Extension will not be available to other users on this computer.

If you wish to install an Extension that will be used by all users, you must install the Extension with root or Administrator privileges. To install an Extension as root or Administrator, you must open the Extension Manager dialog box from the command line, or user the unopkg --shared command line syntax.

Use the Extension Manager dialog box to add an Extension for all users

1. Become root.
   • In UNIX and Linux, open a terminal, and type su
   • In Windows, open a Command Prompt.
   • In Windows Vista, right click on the icon for the Command Prompt and select Start as Administrator.
2. Change to the <Apache OpenOffice installation directory>/program directory.
3. Type unopkg gui
   The Extension Manager dialog box opens.
4. In the list of extensions, select the extension category that you want to add the extension to.
5. Click the Add button.
6. Locate the extension that you want to add, and then click OK.

Use the Extension Manager dialog box to remove an Extension for all users

1. Become root.
   • In UNIX and Linux, open a terminal, and type su
   • In Windows, open a Command Prompt.
   • In Windows Vista, right click on the icon for the Command Prompt and select Start as Administrator.
2. Change to the <Apache OpenOffice installation directory>/program directory.
3. Type unopkg gui
   The Extension Manager dialog box opens.
4. In the list of extensions, select the extension that you want to remove.
5. Click the Remove button.

Using the unopkg Command to Manage Extensions

You can manage packages from the command line. The syntax for the unopkg command is:

unopkg add {v, f, log-file, shared} extension-path | remove {v, f, log-file, shared} extension-name | list {v, f, log-file, shared} extension-name | reinstall {v, f, log-file, shared} | gui | -V | -h

add

Adds extensions to a Apache OpenOffice installation.

remove

Removes extensions from a Apache OpenOffice installation.

list

Displays information about the deployed extensions.

reinstall

Reinstalls the deployed extensions.

gui

Opens the Extension Manager dialog box.

–V, – –version

Displays the version information for the unopkg command.

–h, – –help

Displays the help for the unopkg command.

-v, --verbose

Runs the command in verbose mode.

-f, --force

Overwrites existing extensions that have the same names.

--log-file <filename>

Creates a log file. The default file name path for the log file is <cache-dir>/log.txt

--shared

Expert feature: operate on shared installation deployment context; run only when no concurrent processes are running