Extension Manager /text/shared/01/packagemanager.xhp
UNO components;Extension Manager extensions;Extension Manager packages, see extensions MW corrected typos in "UNO components;...", made "Extension Manager" a two level entry and changed the "packages" reference Extension Managerrenamed in i69568 The Extension Manager adds, removes, disables, enables, and updates %PRODUCTNAME extensions.
The following are examples of %PRODUCTNAME extensions: UNO components (compiled software modules) Configuration data (for menu commands) %PRODUCTNAME Basic libraries %PRODUCTNAME dialog libraries Extension files (*.oxt files containing one or more extensions of the above listed types) Extension Scope Users with administrator or root privileges will see a dialog where they can choose to install extensions "for all users" or "only for me". Normal users without those privileges can install, remove, or modify extensions only for their own use. A user with root or administrator privileges can install an extension as a shared extension that is available to all users. After selecting an extension, a dialog opens and asks whether to install for the current user or all users. A user without root privileges can only install an extension for own usage. This is called a user extension. UFI: Extension Guide needed. Until we have that guide, I'll add some more info in this file. To install an extension An extension is available as a file with the file extension .oxt. You can find a collection of extensions on the Web. Click the "Get more extensions here" link in the Extension Manager to open your Web browser and see the http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/ page.# i78606 To install a user extension Do any of the following: Double-click the .oxt file in your system's file browser. On a web page, click a hyperlink to an *.oxt file (if your web browser can be configured to start the Extension Manager for this file type). Choose Tools - Extension Manager and click Add. To install a shared extension in text mode As an administrator, open a terminal or command shell. Change to the %PRODUCTNAME\ /program folder. Enter the following command, using the path and file name of your extension: unopkg add --shared path_filename.oxt Select the extension that you want to remove, enable, or disable. For some extensions, you can also open an Options dialog. Add Click Add to add an extension. A file dialog opens where you can select the extension that you want to add. To copy and to register the selected extension, click Open. An extension can show a license dialog. Read the license. Click the Scroll Down button to scroll down if necessary. Click Accept to continue the installation of the extension. Remove Select the extension that you want to remove, and then click Remove. Enable or disable the extension. Enable Select the extension that you want to enable, and then click Enable. Disable Select the extension that you want to disable, and then click Disable. Update Click to check for online updates of all installed extensions. To check for updates of the selected extension only, choose the Update command from the context menu. The check for availability of updates starts immediately. You will see the Extension Update dialog. Options Select an installed extension, then click to open the Options dialog for the extension.