[RESOLVED] Package for deploying a LibreOffice extension

[brice25]

Hello,

The special education teachers in our schools have asked us to install a LibreOffice extension (Le cartable fantastique in .oxt format - https://www.cartablefantastique.fr/outi ... re-office/) on their classroom PCs for multi-user access.

I found a package for a similar extension in the Wapt store: https://wapt.tranquil.it/store/fr/detai ... _PROD.wapt

Do you think it would be possible to easily adapt this package? Has anyone done this before?

Thank you in advance for your feedback.

Brice (IT Director - Grand Besançon Métropole)

[florentR2]

Good morning,
Yes, you just need the .oxt file and to run this command, adapting it to your environment:

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unopkg.exe add --shared chemin_makepath\Extension.oxt

[brice25]

Thank you for your reply.

Upon analyzing the details of the existing package that I wish to adapt, I think there are other elements to modify besides simply adding the command: "unopkg.exe add --shared chemin_makepath\Extension.oxt"?

I can skip the audit and uninstall.

Could you provide me with more details?

Thanks in advance.

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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from setuphelpers import *


def get_unopkg_path():
    unopkg_path = makepath(programfiles, "LibreOffice", "program", "unopkg.com")

    if not isfile(unopkg_path):
        unopkg_path = makepath(programfiles, "Collabora Office", "program", "unopkg.com")

    if not isfile(unopkg_path):
        error("ERROR: Couldn't find path to unopkg.com, verify your LibreOffice installation")

    return unopkg_path

def install():

    if params.get("install_with_luti", False):
        WAPT.install("tis-libreoffice-still")

    extension_name = glob.glob(f"Grammalecte-fr-v{control.get_software_version()}.oxt")[0]
    install_path = get_unopkg_path().split("\\")[:-1]
    install_path = "\\".join(install_path)
    # run(f'"{get_unopkg_path()}" --help') for further information
    print(f"Install path : {install_path}")
    run(f'"{get_unopkg_path()}" add --shared "{extension_name}"')



def audit():
    extension_name = f"Grammalecte-fr-v{control.get_software_version()}.oxt"

    result = run(f'"{get_unopkg_path()}" list --shared "{extension_name}"')
    if extension_name in result:
        return "OK"
    else:
        return "ERROR"


def uninstall():
    extension_name = f"Grammalecte-fr-v{control.get_software_version()}.oxt"

    run(f'"{get_unopkg_path()}" remove --shared "{extension_name}"')

[florentR2]

The package is more complete and also allows you to check the installation/removal; I've only provided the basic command to add the extension

[brice25]

Thank you, I understood that your command did not include auditing and uninstalling the LibreOffice extension.

How can I upload the .oxt file? And to which server?

From the WAPT console, the standard package model only allows importing .EXE and .MSI files.

Thank you in advance for any clarification.

[blemoigne]

Hello,
if I understand correctly what you want to do, you need to include the .oxt file in the package. By default, packages under development are stored in c:\waptdev. You need to place the .oxt file at the same level as the package's setup.py file.
Have a good day,
Bertrand

[brice73]

Good morning,

With LibreOffice version 25.2.6 (or even an earlier version?), the command

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unopkg.exe add --shared chemin_makepath\Extension.oxt

It doesn't seem to be working anymore!

The same applies to:

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"C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\program\unopkg.exe" add --shared "chemin_makepath\Extension.oxt" 

Does anyone have a solution for installing an extension under LibreOffice 25.2.6 on Windows 10/11?

[dcardon]

Hi Brice,

could you please start a new thread since this is a new problem with a new version of LibreOffice? It will make it easier to track. I'll mark this thread as resolved (in relation to the initial question ).

Thanks,

Denis