Bug 54304 - Commandline Admin Installation - INSTALLLOCATION ignored
Summary: Commandline Admin Installation - INSTALLLOCATION ignored
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Installation (show other bugs)
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3.5.6.2 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
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Reported: 2012-08-31 07:24 UTC by Florian Reisinger
Modified: 2012-10-29 10:57 UTC (History)
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Description Florian Reisinger 2012-08-31 07:24:28 UTC 
Installing LibreOffice 3.6.0.4 and 3.5.6 as an administrative ( aka. Server or Parallel ) installation does not allow setting the installlocation (see the text in a .cmd file for further info. If I use normal installation ( /i instead of /a ) it is working.

I am filing this bug as major, because you are not able to install LibreOffice onto a command line server in a custom path...

-- install.cmd --
@ECHO off

start /wait msiexec /qr /norestart /a "T:\_chrome\LibO_3.5.6_Win_x86_install_multi.msi" INSTALLLOCATON="L:\3.6.0"

exit
-- END --
Comment 1 Rainer Bielefeld Retired 2012-10-22 07:14:31 UTC 
NOT reproducible as a real problem for Server Installation of  "LibreOffice  3.6.4.0+  English UI/ German Locale [Build-ID: a4b919d],{tinderbox: Win-x86@9 pull time 2012-10-10 19:11:32}  on German WIN7 Home Premium (64bit)  

I never observed a "real life" problem during my hundreds of Server Installations. I simply followed instructions on <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel#Administrativ_Installation> (more or less):

1. rename the downloaded file to something I can remember and type, for example
   "3640.msi" and copy it to my "C:\user\Username\" folder
2. In Win programs accessories from WIN Program Start Center I start 
   "Zubehör/Eingabeaufforderung" (no idea how that is called in English), what 
   starts
   the black DOS command line screen and shows the DOS prompt in my user folder
3. I type "msiexec /a 3640.msi" <Return>
   Installation starts, and I will be asked for installation folder in the 
   LibO installation dialog

So may be there is a problem that WIN command line rules are not respected in all details (I have no skills or knowledge there) by LibO, but I can't see a major QA problem here.

András:
What has to be done?
Comment 2 Andras Timar 2012-10-22 09:16:39 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)
> start /wait msiexec /qr /norestart /a
> "T:\_chrome\LibO_3.5.6_Win_x86_install_multi.msi" INSTALLLOCATON="L:\3.6.0"

Sorry, I'm away from my Windows box for a while, but would you please try the following?

start /wait msiexec /qr /norestart /a "T:\_chrome\LibO_3.5.6_Win_x86_install_multi.msi" TARGETDIR="L:\3.6.0"

I read this on stackoverflow, and the answer there seems to be generic, i.e. that works with all msi installers. (see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3403733/silent-administrative-install-specifying-an-installation-directory)

If it does not work, I'll have a look at this bug next week.
Comment 3 Florian Reisinger 2012-10-29 10:57:57 UTC 
Thanks, working ;) BUT SHOULD BE Documented....