Installing OpenOffice or LibreOffice

Note: You must install the same document conversion software on each Tomcat and application server. Do not use a different document conversion software on different servers.
  1. Download, and then run the setup wizard for OpenOffice or LibreOffice.
  2. During installation, select Install this Application for Anyone who uses this computer.
  3. Do either of the following:

    • For typical installation, make sure that the default installation path is accepted, and then install all the applications.

    • For custom installation, make sure that all main office applications are installed. The optional components can be installed at your discretion.

If OpenOffice or LibreOffice is installed after installing Lexmark Print, then after performing the previous instructions, do the following:

  1. Stop the Lexmark Solutions Application Server service.
  2. Navigate to the %SOLUTIONS_INSTALL_DIR%\apps\wf-ldss\WEB-INF\classes\ folder.
  3. Using a text editor, open the OpenOfficeToPDFClass.properties file.
  4. Set officeToPDF.defaultOfficeHomeDirectory to the location where OpenOffice or LibreOffice is installed.
    Note: For a typical LibreOffice 4 installation, the path is usually C:\Program Files (x86)\LibreOffice 4. Make sure that there is no trailing slash. Also, all backslashes in the path must be replaced with forward slashes.
  5. Save the file.
  6. Start the Lexmark Solutions Application Server service.
  7. From the Lexmark Print application, update the conversion method setting to use the appropriate document converter.