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 ==== Configure ==== ==== Configure ====
-Note a large ~50MB ~/.openoffice configuration directory gets created, which is +A large ~50MB ~/.openoffice configuration directory gets created, which is not acceptable for dCore systems that do no have a persistent /home directory (extremely large backup).
-not acceptable for dCore systems that do no have a persistent /home directory.+
  
-There is an ~24MB temporary /home/tc/.openoffice/4/user/extensions/tmp/ +There is an ~24MB temporary /home/tc/.openoffice/4/user/extensions/tmp/ directory that can safely be emptied.
-directory that can safely be emptied.+
  
-The other is a large ~24MB /home/tc/.openoffice/4/user/uno_packages/ directory. +The other is a large ~24MB /home/tc/.openoffice/4/user/uno_packages/ directory, which contains the spellcheck dictionary and should not be deleted.
-The directory contains the spellcheck dictionary and should not be deleted.+
  
-Users wishing to keep /home/tc/ small for backup should move the entire +Users wishing to keep /home/tc/ small for backup should move the entire /home/tc/.openoffice/ configuration directory to a mounted partition. In this example the TCE directory is utilized as it is always mounted at boot, although any mounted data partition should work. Be careful not to alter any important dCore system files. Example move and symlink:
-/home/tc/.openoffice configuration directory to a mounted partition. In this +
-example the TCE directory is utilized as it is always mounted at boot, although +
-any mounted data partition should work. Example move and symlink:+
   cd /home/tc/   cd /home/tc/
   mv /home/tc/.openoffice/ /etc/sysconfig/tcedir/   mv /home/tc/.openoffice/ /etc/sysconfig/tcedir/
   ln -s /etc/sysconfig/tcedir/.openoffice .openoffice   ln -s /etc/sysconfig/tcedir/.openoffice .openoffice
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 +OpenOffice loads numerous files into the /opt/ directory when loaded, which is included by default when backing up dCore. These files should be excluded from backup by adding the /opt/openoffice4/ directory to /opt/.xfiletool.lst:
 +  echo "opt/openoffice4" >> /opt/.xfiletool.lst
  
 ==== Backup ==== ==== Backup ====
-Finally run a backup to change the configuration change: +Finally run a backup to save configuration changes: 
-backup+  backup
  
 ==== Miscellaneous ==== ==== Miscellaneous ====
-Minor issue, terminal output running ''soffice'' will indicate 'Could not find +Terminal output running ''soffice'' will indicate 'Could not find a Java Runtime Environment'. Although not required for most tasks, if Java is important for the user try installing [[http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/dcore:desktop_applications?&#java_runtime_environment|Java Runtime Environment]]. 
-a Java Runtime Environment'. If desired JRE can be set up separately <link>.+
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