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 on Windows or $USER/Symphony_Install on Linux. 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 non-ASCII characters or any of the
following characters:"|*?<>!#%.
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You can choose to uninstall previous version before installing a new
version, or install a new version directly. Lotus Symphony supports to upgrade from earlier version, however, some user settings
might not be reserved after upgrading.
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Installing IBM Lotus Symphony RPM packages on Linux SLED and RHEL
There are two RPM packages for IBM Lotus Symphony: the basic package
symphony-3.0.i586.rpm, and the language package symphony-nl1-3.0.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. The lauguage package is:
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symphony-nl1-3.0.i586.rpm: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese
(Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese
(Brazilian), Spanish
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 as the root user.
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Locate the *.rpm file that you downloaded.
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Make sure that the additional package standard C++ library libcstdc++.so.6 is
installed. This package is installed by default.
Installing using the GUI mode
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Double-click the symphony-3.0.i586.rpm file to start the installation, and
follow the instructions on the screen.
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Double-click the symphony-nl1-3.0.i586.rpm file to install the translation
packages if you want.
Installing using the command line
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Open a command prompt and change the directory to where you downloaded the
*.rpm files.
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Run the command rpm -ihv symphony-3.0.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 RHEL5 or Computer
-> More Applications -> Office on SLED 11.You can use the
symbol link /usr/bin/symphony.
Uninstalling using the GUI mode
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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 package symphony, symphony-nl1 from the list and select delete
and uninstall the package following the instructions.
Uninstalling using the command line
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Open a command prompt.
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Run the command rpm -e symphony-nl1 to uninstall the language package, if it is
installed.
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Run the command rpm -e symphony to uninstall the basic package.
Upgrading using the command line
If you have a previous version of IBM Lotus Symphony RPM package installed, you
can upgrade it using the new package. You must upgrade all installed packages
together in one command line if you have previous language packages installed.
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Open a command prompt.
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Run the command rpm -Uvh symphony-3.0.i586.rpm [symphony-nl1-3.0.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, run the command rpm -Uvh symphony-3.0.i586.rpm
symphony-nl1-3.0.i586.rpm.
Note: You can get the exact error information from
/opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/*.log when the installation or uninstallation fails.
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Installing IBM Lotus Symphony DEB packages on Ubuntu
There are two DEB packages for IBM Lotus Symphony: the basic package
symphony_3.0-1hardy1_i386.deb, and the language package: symphony-nl1_3.0-1hardy1_i386.deb. The basic package
contains all functional files and English user interfaces. The language package
contain the features of dictionary, help, template and user interfaces per
language. The language package is:
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symphony-nl1_3.0-1hardy1_i386.deb: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese
(Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Portuguese(Brazilian), Spanish
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 additional package standard C++ library libcstdc++.so.6 is
installed. This package is installed by default.
Installing or upgrading using the GUI mode
Note: It's recommended to use command line to upgrade all the
packages at the same time if you also have language packages installed.
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Double-click the symphony_3.0-1hardy1_i386.deb file to start the installation,
and follow the instructions on the screen.
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Double-click the symphony-nl1_3.0-1hardy1_i386.deb file to install the
translation packages if you want.
Installing or upgrading using the command line
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Open a command prompt and change the directory to where you downloaded the
*.deb file.
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Run the command sudo dpkg -i symphony_3.0-1hardy1_i386.deb
[symphony-nl1_3.0-1hardy1_i386.deb].
Note: You must upgrade language packages together with base
package if you have previous language packages installed. Options quoted with
[]depend on which language packages you previously installed, for example, if
you only have the nl1 language package installed, run the command sudo dpkg -i
symphony_3.0-1hardy1_i386.deb symphony-nl1_3.0-1hardy1_i386.deb.
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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 symbol link /usr/bin/symphony.
Uninstalling using the GUI mode
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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.
Uninstalling using the command line
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Open a command prompt.
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Run the command sudo dpkg -P symphony-nl1 to uninstall the language package, if
it is installed.
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Run the command sudo dpkg -P symphony to uninstall the basic package.
Note: You can get the exact error information from
/opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/*.log when the installation or uninstallation fails.
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Installing IBM Lotus Symphony on Windows
Note: On Windows Vista, you cannot install Lotus Symphony from a remote
server.
Installing using the GUI mode
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Specify your local language setting. Click Start > Control Panel >
Region and Language Options, if necessary. Lotus Symphony
version 3.0 automatically switches to the native language version specified in
this setting.
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Locate the *.exe file (such as: IBM_Lotus_Symphony_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 installation process is complete.
Installing in silent mode
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Open a terminal and change to the folder where *.exe file (such as:
IBM_Lotus_Symphony_w32.exe)
is located.
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Run the silent installation command IBM_Lotus_Symphony_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 or not to launch 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 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 Lotus Symphony
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1. ODF file is associated with Lotus Symphony
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2. OpenOffice.org 1.1 file is associated with Lotus Symphony
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3. ODF and OpenOffice.org 1.1 are associated with 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 line is: IBM_Lotus_Symphony_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 which follow.
You are ready to begin working with IBM Lotus Symphony to create new documents,
spreadsheets, and presentations. You have one icon for Lotus Symphony on your
desktop, and one shortcut on the Start > All Programs menu.
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Installing IBM Lotus Symphony on Mac
There are three installation packages for IBM Lotus Symphony and it supports 10
languages including English. Download one package according to your need.
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IBM_Lotus_Symphony.dmg
contains all functional files and English user interfaces.
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IBM_Lotus_Symphony_nl1.dmg contains all functional files and
user interfaces for languages: English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese
(Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese
(Brazilian), Spanish.
You can install Lotus Symphony on Mac OS X using the GUI mode or in silent
mode.
Installing using the GUI mode
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If you have installed previous Lotus Symphony version, uninstall it first and
then delete ~/Library/Applications Support/Lotus Symphony Data. If you do not
delete it, the old data folder will be reused and upgraded.
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Double-click the dmg file to mount it.
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Click the IBM_Lotus_Symphony.mpkg file to start the installation.
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Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Click Finish
when the installation process 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 new documents,
spreadsheets, and presentations. You have one icon for Lotus Symphony under
Applications and you can drag it to your dock bar.
Note: The installation location cannot be changed.
Installing in silent mode
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Open a terminal.
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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 run the command hdiutil
attach "IBM Lotus Symphony.dmg" to mount it.
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Go to the "IBM_Lotus_Symphony.mpkg" directory, usually it is
/Volumes/"IBM_Lotus_Symphony.mpkg"/.
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Run the installation command sudo installer -pkg "IBM_Lotus_Symphony.mpkg"
-target /Applications/.
You can also install Lotus Symphony in other partitions by
changing the target to /Volumes/partitionName/Applications/.
Notes:
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The installing in silent mode sets Lotus Symphony as the default application to
open ODF and OO1.1 files.
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If installation fails, you can get error reason from the
~/SymphonyInstall.log file.
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Manually uninstalling on Windows
Try this manual uninstallation approach only when the normal uninstallation
process fails.
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Close IBM Lotus Symphony if it is running.
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Use the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility to remove IBM Lotus Symphony. You can
download the utility from the following location:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301.
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Delete the desktop icon and Start menu item. If the utility does not find any
versions of IBM Lotus Symphony, proceed with the standard installation.
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Delete the installation directory completely. If it is running, end the
soffice.exe and the symphony.exe process from the Task Manager window, then
remove the installation folder, for example, C:\Program
Files\IBM\Lotus\Symphony.
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Proceed with standard installation.
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Manually uninstalling on Mac
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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