How to install WebODF on OpenSUSE Latest

WebODF is an open-source project that provides a library for displaying and editing ODF documents in web browsers. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install WebODF on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you'll need to make sure you have the following:

• An OpenSUSE Latest installation
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1 - Install dependencies

WebODF requires some dependencies to be installed before it can run correctly. To install these dependencies, run the following command.

sudo zypper install git-core \
build-essential libpng-dev libjpeg-dev libvpx-dev \
libfontconfig1-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev \
gperf bison flex ruby perl \
libasound2-dev libpulse-dev libaudio-dev \
libgif-devel libtiff-devel libjpeg-devel \
libpng-devel libXpm-devel libXrender-devel \
libSM-devel libICE-devel libX11-devel \
libfontconfig-devel libfreetype-devel python-qt4-devel

Step 2 - Clone the WebODF repository

Next, we need to clone the WebODF repository to our local machine. This can be done using the following command.

git clone https://github.com/kogmbh/WebODF.git

This will create a new directory called "WebODF" containing the WebODF source code.

Step 3 - Build and install WebODF

Now that we have cloned the WebODF repository, we need to build and install it. Here are the steps to follow.

1. Navigate to the WebODF directory.

cd WebODF

2. Configure the build.

./configure

3. Build WebODF.

make

4. Install WebODF.

sudo make install

Step 4 - Test WebODF

Now that we have installed WebODF, let's test it by creating a sample ODF document.

1. Create a new directory called "test" and navigate into it.

mkdir test
cd test

2. Create a new ODF document using touch command.

touch sample.odt

3. Open the sample.odt document with webodf.

webodf sample.odt

This should open the sample.odt document in your web browser using the WebODF library.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have explained how to install WebODF on OpenSUSE Latest. We started by installing the necessary dependencies, then cloning the WebODF repository and building it. Finally, we tested WebODF by creating a sample ODF document and opening it in a web browser using the WebODF library.

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