Below are the LibreOffice version details I’m using. I need help with a command that lets me install macro from command line.
Name: libreoffice
Arch: x86_64
Epoch: 1
Version: 4.2.8.2
Release: 11.el6
OS Name: CentOS
Distributor ID: CentOS
Description: CentOS release 6.6 (Final)
Release: 6.6
[Edit: added CentOS6.6 + lo4.2.8 tags]
Hi
I’ve used/administered CentOS extensively for 10+ years. On a server. Here is the best that I can think of for you. Note that ‘soffice.bin’ is the prime executable for LO. Note also that there is a great deal more output than I have shown.
:~$ locate soffice.bin
/opt/libreoffice4.4/program/soffice.bin
/opt/libreoffice5.0/program/soffice.bin
:~$ /opt/libreoffice5.0/program/soffice.bin --help
LibreOffice 5.0.0.5 437e4abdf9e72fd0a6e6f8697a0e659bc77f9b10
Usage: soffice [options] [documents...]
Options:
--minimized keep startup bitmap minimized.
--invisible no startup screen, no default document and no UI.
--norestore suppress restart/restore after fatal errors.
--quickstart starts the quickstart service
--nologo don't show startup screen.
--nolockcheck don't check for remote instances using the installation
--nodefault don't start with an empty document
--headless like invisible but no user interaction at all.
--help/-h/-? show this message and exit.
--version display the version information.
--writer create new text document.
--calc create new spreadsheet document.
--draw create new drawing.
--impress create new presentation.
--base create new database.
--math create new formula.
--global create new global document.
--web create new HTML document.
-o open documents regardless whether they are templates or not.
-n always open documents as new files (use as template).
I do not think that any of the above will assist. To discover why, look at Q35598 and the very full reply from Regina.
If this helps then please tick the answer (
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Hi Alex,
I tried to find or locate “soffice.bin” but I get this
find: `soffice.bin’: No such file or directory
Is this “soffice” a package which comes by default with libreoffice or do we need to install it separately?
And I was also looking @ Q35598 and the full reply from Regina but as I’m working on a server I do not have a GUI to install the macros. So can we do that from command line.
I take back I could locate the soffice.bin. But I still need to find way to install the macros…
Thanks for the link to Regina’s post and also the the stuff you posted I guess it helped me to figure out how thins work… Thanks again Alex 
something like:
cd /path/to/your/userconfig_backup
cp -r basic ~/.config/libreoffe/4/user/basicHi Karolus,
Could you be more specific of what you are trying to say. I meant when you say userconfig_backup do you mean the path to my macro file??
And should I just copy my file to that location??
Awesome I got it. I understood what was happening here. Thanks for the input Karolus