unable to install LibO_3.3.0rc1_Win_x86_install_multi.exe on Win XP - no space

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#1

Installer says there are not enough space on my Win XP VM, it requires about 1700MB, even if I unselect almost all components it still says it's required about 1550MB of free space.

#2

Put the file on your host, install from there using whatever networking/file
sharing you have setup for your VM

#3

06.12.2010 15:44, Greg Madden пишет:

Installer says there are not enough space on my Win XP VM, it requires
about 1700MB, even if I unselect almost all components it still says
it's required about 1550MB of free space.

Put the file on your host, install from there using whatever networking/file
sharing you have setup for your VM

exe file extracted to the folder named "LibreOffice 3.3 (4cf8f8a3) Installation Files" via wine (the Host is Linux), then this folder is moved to the shared folder on the host, then the setup.exe is run on the guest. On guest there is about 950 MB free. I also tried to use network drive, there should be enough space given that it requires about 1700 MB, but the installer doesn't allow me to install on the network drive, even if you spicify the path, after click on the "Next" button, a window appears where you can select the drive C (guest) or the etwork drive. It seems it continues to count free space on the guest drive (not on the network drive), but the window with drives is not resonding, you can only click on Cancel or OK (don't remember).

#4

Hmm, I tried it and it wants 1728MB to install. this is not right, it does not use
that much space. I don't know much about Windows though. I use W2K & NT4 for
legacy support.

My Windows 2K drive is short of space, like your drive. I installed it on my
Linux host, it only uses 685MB of space. This method works for Oo 3.2.1, which
was 486 MB installed.

I use Samba and bridged networking for my host/guest setup.

The window with the drives you mentioned is an information only window, you
change the path to install , elsewhere.

#5

Many programs need more space /during/ install.

I haven't mucked around with LO's internals so I don't know for certain. But, I'd guess LO's install routine includes instructions for creating and then removing temporary folders & files which are not needed after the install has completed.

hope that helps,
-Craig

#6

This is definitely a problem, and different from how OOo worked...

I have enough disk space (barely - I use a small 20GB C: partition), but
since the installer installs a 400MB+ file in a /TMP directory, I end up
NOT having enough space. I had to temporarily move a !GB file in order
to get it installed.

This is not good. Why is LibO requiring so much more disk space?

#7

I think there is another issue here: in the Windows Add/Remove window my
installed LO RC1 is reported as using 1598Mb but the LibreOffice folder
(directory) under \Program Files\ in fact uses only 533Mb.

In contrast OOo RC7 reports using 334Mb and the folder takes 324Mb...

Both were installed with the same options (languages and dictionaries)

#8

Mine says 698MB/556MB - and OOo reports 371MB/357MB...

I just peeked and discovered the huge difference is because some of the
extensions that come with LibO are pretty big...

#9

I just peeked and discovered the huge difference is because some of the
extensions that come with LibO are pretty big...

I'm resintalling LibreOffice from scratch and when I click on the Extensions
option on the Feature Description box it displays "This feature requires 0KB
on your hard drive."

If the Extensions are that big then there is some problem with the installer
which should be reporting the real size.

I also think that there should be a more extended description or at least
the names of the extensions included. The current text "Useful LibreOffice
extensions" doesn't really help to decide if it is safe to unselect this
item...

The item "Additional language packs" should be renamed to "Language packs"
because if you choose not to install any of the "Additional" packs you get a
warning (which is excellent) that no language is selected.

BTW each language pack "requires 0KB on your hard drive" except for English
which takes 11Mb :slight_smile:

#10

This is what I am showing for linux:
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/5139/screenshotdiskusageanal.png

LibO is:
[Version]
AllLanguages=en-US
buildid=330m17(Build:3)
ExtensionUpdateURL=http://updateexte.libreoffice.org/ExtensionUpdateService/check.Update
OOOBaseVersion=3.3
ProductBuildid=3
ProductMajor=330
ProductMinor=17
ProductSource=OOO330
UpdateID=LibreOffice_3_en-US

OOo is:
[Version]
AllLanguages=en-US
buildid=320m18(Build:9502)
ExtensionUpdateURL=http://updateext.services.openoffice.org/ProductUpdateService/check.Update
OOOBaseVersion=3.2
ProductBuildid=9502
ProductMajor=320
ProductMinor=18
ProductSource=OOO320
UpdateID=OpenOffice.org_3_en-US

OOo-dev (is old I know):
[Version]
AllLanguages=en-US
buildid=330m9(Build:9529)
ExtensionUpdateURL=http://updateexte.services.openoffice.org/ExtensionUpdateService/check.Update
OOOBaseVersion=3.3
ProductBuildid=9529
ProductMajor=330
ProductMinor=9
ProductSource=OOO330
UpdateID=OOo-dev_3_en-US