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remush
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 Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: how to get the australian dictionary on 6 computers easy |
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I am setting up 6 debian based desktop pc's for our free computer training centre, I was wondering if their is an easy way to install the Australian spelling dictionary onto 6 computers, without having to > start writer, click on file > wizards > install new dictionarys > and follow the prompts to download and install the required dictionary / thesaurus files.
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Robert Tucker
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Can you not just copy the hidden user file (or just the [USER HOME].openoffice.org2.0/user/wordbook) to all users on all machines throughout the network?
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Mark B
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Log on as root and use scp to copy the file to each user's account
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Robert Tucker
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| Mark B wrote: | Log on as root and use scp to copy the file to each user's account
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Or use rsync or ...
If you use rsync you may be able to copy between user accounts without logging in as root.
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Mark B
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[quote="Robert Tucker"] | Mark B wrote: | | If you use rsync you may be able to copy between user accounts without logging in as root. |
If the data is to be used in different user accounts then either rsync or scp will need root access.
Of course, another solution is to have the dictionaries on a common mounted area and then use ln to link them to each user's home.
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Robert Tucker
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| Mark B wrote: | | If the data is to be used in different user accounts then either rsync or scp will need root access. |
I think you should only need to give the password for the user on the machine you are copying to. I just have two machines on my home "network" and that's all I do to back up the home directory on one to the other, i.e. I give the rsync command:
$ rsync -r -t -v --progress -l --delete /home/my_username 192.168.1.1:/home
and I am then asked for the user's password on the machine I am copying to.
| Mark B wrote: | | Of course, another solution is to have the dictionaries on a common mounted area and then use ln to link them to each user's home. |
If you are going to have all the machines or at least the "server" running all the time.
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Mark B
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| Robert Tucker wrote: | | and I am then asked for the user's password on the machine I am copying to. |
Good point - if you know all of the users' passwords then then you don't need root access
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| rsync sounds like it can be used to syncrinise 2 diff hard drives as well ? |
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