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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

You can open the Extension Manager dialog box from the Tools menu in any Apache OpenOffice Program. This will allow you to install an extension for a single (current) user. However, to add packages for all users of a Apache OpenOffice installation, you need to open the Extension Manager dialog box from the command-line or use the unopkg --shared command line syntax.

To Add an Extension With the Extension Manager Dialog Box

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.

To Remove an Extension With the Extension Manager Dialog Box

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