IBM Lotus Symphony Installation Guide
The IBM® Lotus® Symphony™ installer enables you
to quickly and easily install the productivity tools: IBM Lotus Symphony
Documents, IBM Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets, and IBM Lotus Symphony
Presentations. After you install the productivity tools, there is online user
help available for each tool.
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Before you install
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Save the installer packages to a new directory, for example,
C:\Symphony_Install or $USER/Symphony_Install. If you do
not download the installer packages to a new directory, you should move or copy
the file to a new directory after the download is complete. The name of your
Windows temporary directory and the directory from which you launch Lotus
Symphony installation cannot contain nonASCII characters or any of the
following characters:`"|*?<>!#%.
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You can select to uninstall previous version before installing a new
version, or install a new version directly. IBM Lotus Symphony supports upgrading
from an earlier version, however, some user settings
might not be reserved after upgrading.
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On Linux operating systems, you must remove language packages and fix pack package
for previous versions of IBM Lotus Symphony, if you have
them installed.
For DEB packages, enter the command:
sudo dpkg -P symphony-fixpack symphony-nl1 symphony-nl2 symphony-nl3
For RPM packages, enter the command:
sudo rpm -e symphony_fixpack symphony-nl1 symphony-nl2 symphony-nl3
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Installing or uninstalling IBM Lotus Symphony RPM packages on SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and RedHat Enterprise Linux operating systems
Installation instructions
There are four RPM packages for IBM Lotus Symphony:
- The basic package symphony-3.0.1.i586.rpm
- language package: symphony-nl1-3.0.1.i586.rpm
- language package: symphony-nl2-3.0.1.i586.rpm
- language package: symphony-nl3-3.0.1.i586.rpm
The basic package contains all functional files and English user interfaces. The language package
contains the features of dictionary, help, template, and user interfaces per
language group. The lauguage packages are:
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symphony-nl1-3.0.1.i586.rpm: Catalan, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
,French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese Brazilian, Spanish
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symphony-nl2-3.0.1.i586.rpm: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch,
Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian-Bokmal, Polish,
Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish
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symphony-nl3-3.0.1.i586.rpm: Thai, Slovakian, Slovenian, Kazakh
Because the language package depends on the basic package, the basic package should
be installed first. When uninstalling, the basic package should be uninstalled
after the language packages.
Preparation:
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Log in as the root user.
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Locate the *.rpm file that you downloaded.
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Make sure that the standard C++ library libcstdc++.so.6, libgnomeprint, and libgnomeprint-ui packages are
installed.
To install using a GUI:
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Double-click the symphony-3.0.1.i586.rpm file to start the installation, and
follow the instructions in the wizard.
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Double-click the symphony-nl1-3.0.1.i586.rpm, symphony-nl2-3.0.1.i586.rpm, or symphony-nl3-3.0.1.i586.rpm file to install the translation
packages that you want.
To install using a command line:
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From a command line, change the directory to where you downloaded the
*.rpm files.
- Enter the command: rpm -ihv symphony-3.0.1.i586.rpm.
- Enter the command: rpm -ihv [symphony-nl1-3.0.1.i586.rpm] [symphony-nl2-3.0.1.i586.rpm] [symphony-nl3-3.0.1.i586.rpm] to install the translation packages if you want.
Note: Options quoted with [ ] depend on which language packages you want to install, for example, if you only want to install the nl1 language package, enter the command: rpm -ihv symphony-nl1-3.0.1.i586.rpm.
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Lotus Symphony is installed in the /opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony directory. You can
start it by clicking Application -> Office on RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 or Computer
-> More Applications -> Office on SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
11. You can use the
symbolic link /usr/bin/symphony.
Uninstallation instructions
To uninstall using a GUI:
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Open the package manager by clicking Applications -> Add/Remove Software
on RedHat or Computer -> Control Center -> Open Administrator
Settings -> Software -> Software Management
on SuSE.
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Select the symphony, symphony-nl1, symphony-nl2 or symphony-nl3 package from the list and select delete
and uninstall the package following the instructions.
To uninstall using a command line:
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From a command line, enter the command: rpm -e symphony-nl1 to uninstall the language package, if it is
installed.
- Enter the command: rpm -e symphony-nl2 to uninstall the language package, if it is installed.
- Enter the command: rpm -e symphony-nl3 to uninstall the language package, if it is installed.
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Enter the command: rpm -e symphony to uninstall the basic package.
Upgrade instructions
To upgrade using a command line:
If you have a previous version of the IBM Lotus Symphony RPM package installed, you
can upgrade it by using the new package.
- From a command line, enter the command: rpm -Uvh symphony-3.0.1.i586.rpm [symphony-nl1-3.0.1.i586.rpm] [symphony-nl2-3.0.1.i586.rpm] [symphony-nl3-3.0.1.i586.rpm].
Note: Options quoted with [ ] depend on which language packages
you previously installed. For example, if you only have the nl1 language
package installed, enter the command: rpm -Uvh symphony-3.0.1.i586.rpm
symphony-nl1-3.0.1.i586.rpm.
Tip: You can get error information from the
/opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/*.log file when the installation or uninstallation fails.
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Installing or uninstalling IBM Lotus Symphony DEB packages on Ubuntu operating systems
There are four DEB packages for IBM Lotus Symphony:
- the basic package symphony_3.0.1-1lucid1_i386.deb
- language package: symphony-nl1_3.0.1-1lucid1_i386.deb
- language package: symphony-nl2_3.0.1-1lucid1_i386.deb
- language Package: symphony-nl3_3.0.1-1lucid1_i386.deb.
The basic package contains all functional files and English user interfaces. The language packages
contain the features of dictionary, help, template and user interfaces for each
language. The language packages are:
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symphony-nl1_3.0.1-1lucid1_i386.deb: Catalan, Simplified Chinese , Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese Brazilian, Spanish
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symphony-nl2_3.0.1-1lucid1_i386.deb: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish,
Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian-Bokmal, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish
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symphony-nl3_3.0.1-1lucid1_i386.deb: Thai, Slovakian, Slovenian, Kazakh
As the language package depends on the basic package, the basic package should
be installed first. When uninstalling, the basic package should be uninstalled
after the language packages.
Preparation:
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Log in to the Ubuntu system.
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Locate the *.deb file that you downloaded.
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Make sure that the standard C++ library libcstdc++.so.6, libgnomeprint, and libgnomeprint-ui packages are
installed.
To install or upgrade using a GUI:
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Double-click the symphony_3.0.1-1lucid1_i386.deb file to start the installation,
and follow the instructions in the wizard.
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Double-click the symphony-nl1_3.0.1-1lucid1_i386.deb, symphony-nl2_3.0.1-1lucid1_i386.deb, or symphony-nl3_3.0.1-1lucid1_i386.deb file to install the
translation packages that you want.
To install using a command line:
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From a command line, change the directory to where you downloaded the
*.deb file.
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Enter the command:
sudo dpkg -i symphony_3.0.1-1lucid1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i [symphony-nl1_3.0.1-1lucid1_i386.deb] [symphony-nl2_3.0.1-1lucid1_i386.deb] [symphony-nl3_3.0.1-1lucid1_i386.deb].
Note: Options quoted with
[ ] depend on which language packages you want to install.
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Lotus Symphony is installed in the /opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony directory. You can
start it by clicking Applications -> Office -> IBM Lotus Symphony
or use the symbolic link /usr/bin/symphony.
Uninstallation instructions
To uninstall using a GUI:
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Open the package manager by clicking System -> Administrator ->
Synaptic Package.
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Search package symphony, symphony-nl1.
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Uninstall the package following the instructions.
To uninstall using a command line:
- From a command line, enter the command: sudo dpkg -P symphony-nl1 to uninstall the language package, if
it is installed.
- Enter the command: sudo dpkg -P symphony-nl2 to uninstall the language package, if it is installed.
- Enter the command: sudo dpkg -P symphony-nl3 to uninstall the language package, if it is installed.
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Enter the command: sudo dpkg -P symphony to uninstall the basic package.
Tip: You can get error information from the
/opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/*.log file when the installation or uninstallation fails.
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Installing IBM Lotus Symphony on Windows operating systems
To install using a GUI:
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Specify your local language setting. Click Start > Control Panel >
Region and Language Options, if necessary. IBM Lotus Symphony
automatically switches to the native language version specified in
this setting.
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Locate the *.exe file (such as, IBM_Lotus_Symphony301_w32.exe) that you
downloaded.
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Double-click the file to start the installation process.
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Follow the instructions to complete the installation. Click Finish
when the wizard is complete.
To install in silent mode:
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Open a command prompt and change the directory to where *.exe file (such as, IBM_Lotus_Symphony301_w32.exe)
is located.
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Enter the silent installation command: IBM_Lotus_Symphony301_w32.exe /s /a /s /v/qn.
Note that two /s are needed and that there is no space between /v and /qn.
Properties are provided as below:
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INSTALLDIR=< Install folder >
Target installation folder, which is C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Symphony\ by
default.
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LAUNCH=1,0
Specifies whether to launch IBM Lotus Symphony after installation. 1 means
launch, 0 means do not launch. It is set to 0 by default.
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FILETYPE=0,1,2,3
Specifies which file type is associated with IBM Lotus Symphony. It is set to 3 by
default, and ODF and OpenOffice.org 1.1 are associated.
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0. No file type is associated with IBM Lotus Symphony
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1. ODF file is associated with IBM Lotus Symphony
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2. OpenOffice.org 1.1 file is associated with IBM Lotus Symphony
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3. ODF and OpenOffice.org 1.1 are associated with IBM Lotus Symphony To associate
Lotus Symphony with multiple file types, add the options. For example, 3 (1+2)
means it is associated with ODF and OpenOffice.org 1.1 files.
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/lv <logfile>
Specifies whether to record installation logs in the file < logfile >,
which is a MSI parameter.
A sample command is: IBM_Lotus_Symphony301_w32.exe /s /a /s /v"/lv
c:\installogs.txt INSTALLDIR=\"c:\My Program\Lotus\Symphony\" FILETYPE=1
LAUNCH=1 /qn" . The option after /v should use double quotes and use a
backslash (\) before other quotation marks that follow.
You are ready to begin working with IBM Lotus Symphony to create documents,
spreadsheets, and presentations. You have one icon for IBM Lotus Symphony on your
desktop, and one shortcut on the Start > All Programs menu.
Installing the IBM Lotus Symphony dictionaries on Windows operating systems
Installation instructions
Native IBM Lotus Symphony packages have included the corresponding dictionaries for their languages, so you do not need to install the same dictionaries again. You can select to install extra dictionaries
that are not the same as the ones in the native IBM Lotus Symphony package. The extra dictionaries are:
- Arabic. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_ar.zip.
- Catalan. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_ca.
- Czech. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_cs.zip.
- Danish. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_da.zip.
- German. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_de.zip.
- Greek. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_el.zip.
- Spanish. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_es.zip.
- Finnish. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_fi.zip.
- French. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_fr.zip.
- Hungarian. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_hu.zip.
- Italian. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_it.zip.
- Hebrew. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_iw.zip.
- Dutch. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_nl.zip.
- Norwegian. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_no.zip.
- Polish. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_pl.zip.
- Portuguese. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_pt.zip.
- Brazilian Portuguese. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_pt_BR.zip.
- Russian. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_ru.zip.
- Swedish. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_sv.zip.
- Turkish. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_tr.zip.
- Simplified Chinese. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_zh.zip.
- Traditional Chinese. Lotus_Symphony301_dic_zh_TW.zip.
Note: On Windows Vista, you cannot install IBM Lotus Symphony dictionaries from a remote
server.
Installation instructions
To install using a GUI:
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Locate the *.zip file (for example, Lotus_Symphony301_dic_zh.zip) that you
downloaded and extract it.
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Locate the setup.exe file under the folder that you extracted (for example, Lotus_Symphony301_dic_zh\setup.exe).
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Double-click the setup.exe file to start the installation process.
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Follow the instructions to complete the installation. Click Finish
when the wizard is complete.
To install in silent mode:
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Locate the *.zip file (for example, Lotus_Symphony301_dic_zh.zip) that you
downloaded and extract it.
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Open a command prompt and change the directory to where the setup.exe file (for example,
Lotus_Symphony301_dic_zh\setup.exe) is located.
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Enter the silent installation command: setup.exe /s /v/qn.
Note: There is no space between /v and /qn.
Uninstallation instructions
To uninstall using a command line:
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Open a command line and change to the directory where the setup.exe file (for example, Lotus_Symphony301_dic_zh\setup.exe) is located.
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Enter the uninstallation command: setup.exe /v"EMBEDDED_UNINSTALL=true".
Note: You can also run uninstallation using the command line: setup.exe /s /v"EMBEDDED_UNINSTALL=true /qn".
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Installing IBM Lotus Symphony DMG packages on Mac OS X operating systems
There are three installation packages for IBM Lotus Symphony and it supports 25
languages including English. Download one package according to what you need.
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IBM_Lotus_Symphony301_mac.dmg
contains all functional files and English user interfaces.
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IBM_Lotus_Symphony301_mac_nl1.dmg contains all functional files and
user interfaces for languages: English, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese
(Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Portuguese(Brazilian), Spanish
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IBM_Lotus_Symphony301_mac_nl2.dmg contains all functional files and user
interfaces for languages: English, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch,
Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian-Bokmal, Polish,
Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish.
You can install IBM Lotus Symphony on Mac OS X using the GUI or the command line.
To install using a GUI:
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If you have previously installed a IBM Lotus Symphony version, uninstall it first and
then delete the ~/Library/Applications Support/Lotus Symphony Data directory. If you do not
delete it, the old data folder is reused and upgraded.
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Double-click the dmg file to mount it.
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Double-click the IBM_Lotus_Symphony.mpkg file to start the installation.
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Follow the instructions to complete the installation. Click Finish
when the wizard is complete.
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The installation location is: /Applications/Symphony.app.
You are ready to begin working with IBM Lotus Symphony to create documents,
spreadsheets, and presentations. You have one icon for IBM Lotus Symphony under
Applications and you can drag it to your dock bar.
Note: The installation location cannot be changed.
To install using a command line:
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Open a command line.
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If you have mounted a Symphony dmg file before, unmount it using the
command: hdiutil detach /Volumes/"IBM_Lotus_Symphony.mpkg".
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Go to the directory where the dmg file is, and enter the command: hdiutil
attach "IBM_Lotus_Symphony301_mac.dmg" to mount it.
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Go to the "IBM_Lotus_Symphony.mpkg" directory, usually it is located at
/Volumes/"IBM_Lotus_Symphony.mpkg"/.
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Enter the installation command: sudo installer -pkg "IBM_Lotus_Symphony.mpkg"
-target /Applications/.
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Manually uninstalling on Windows operating systems
Uninstallation instructions
Try this manual uninstallation approach only when the normal uninstallation
process fails.
Browse to IBM Lotus Symphony wiki and search article with the title "Manually uninstalling on Windows" and follow the instructions.
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Manually uninstalling on Mac OS X operating systems
Uninstallation instructions
Try the manual uninstallation approach only when the normal uninstallation
process fails.
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Close IBM Lotus Symphony before uninstalling.
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Delete Symphony.app under /Applications.
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Delete "Lotus Symphony Data" folder under /Users/$USER/Library/Application
Support.
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