Title:   openoffice_install_how-to
Subject:  Atomated Unattended Enduser OpenOffice install how-to
          You don't want end users to go through the OpenOffice the setup.
Author:  john@stilen.com
Updated: 2005-05-13
Licese:  GPL 

Note1:   If you ever see any resources on this, please let me know.
Note2:   Comments are not allowed in the response file
Note3:   Script below uses nis to get user information.
                  
Siduation:
         You have a network with lots of users and all will use open office from a network share.
         You don't want each end users to go through the OpenOffice the setup.
         You want the main application on one server.
Solution:
         Openoffice will use a 'response' script file to automate the end user initial install.  
         It's called an response file.  
         Once the Administratior setup is complete, the user just runs our script to setup their local openoffice dir.

Files/Scripts: http://www.stilen.com/scripts/openoffice/

Administration setup:
 #-------------------------------------------
 1. First run the 'net' install
     tar -zxvpf OOo_1.1.4_LinuxIntel_install.tar.gz
     umask 0022
     ./OOo_1.1.4_LinuxIntel_install/setup -net  -d /opt/Openoffice.org1.1.4
     rm -rf OOo_1.1.4_LinuxIntel_install
     rm -rf OOo_1.1.4_LinuxIntel_install.tar.gz
 #-------------------------------------------
 2. Now copy these 3 files into the directory /opt/OpenOffice.org1.1.4/
     cp  OOo_response.txt   OOo_printer.txt  OOo_setup.sh /opt/OpenOffice.org1.1.4/ 
     cd /opt/OpenOffice.org1.1.4/ 
     wget http://www.stilen.com/scripts/openoffice/OOo_printer.txt
     wget http://www.stilen.com/scripts/openoffice/OOo_response.txt
     wget http://www.stilen.com/scripts/openoffice/OOo_setup.sh
     chmod +755 OOo_setup.sh
 #-------------------------------------------
 3. To prevent the initial registration dialog window: 
    Edit OpenOffice.org1.1.4/share/registry/schema/org/openoffice/Office/Common.xcs
      <prop oor:name="RequestDialog" oor:type="xs:int">
                   <value>1</value>
      </prop>
      <prop oor:name="ShowMenuItem" oor:type="xs:boolean"> 
                   <value>true</value>
      </prop>
    To:
      <prop oor:name="RequestDialog" oor:type="xs:int">
                   <value>0</value>
      </prop>
      <prop oor:name="ShowMenuItem" oor:type="xs:boolean"> 
                   <value>false</value>
      </prop>

If you can use patches, this is my diff
913c913
<                                       <value>1</value>
---
>                                       <value>0</value>
916c916
<                                       <value>true</value>
---
>                                       <value>false</value>


 #-------------------------------------------
 4. Transfer installation to the NFS server
      mv /opt/Openoffice.org1.1.4 /net/tools/OpenOffice.org1.1.4 
 #-------------------------------------------
 5. Finally, each user should run OOo_setup.sh before running openoffice the first time.