How to install Unoconv

Josue Perez — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:46:58 +0000

unoconv (Universal office convert) is a very special tool when it comes to converting Word files to PDF.

Installation

0. Verify if python is installing
if you don't have python installed so:

## look for the latest version
sudo dnf install python3.8

## set aliases
alternatives --set python /usr/bin/python3

## more information 
man unversioned-python

1. install libreOffice
important! download the latest stable version compatible with unoconv from http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable

## download libreoffice
wget http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/6.0.4/deb/x86_64/LibreOffice_6.0.4_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz

## unzip
tar -xvf LibreOffice_6.4.7_Linux_x86-64_rpm.tar.gz

## install RPM
cd LibreOffice_6.4.7_Linux_x86-64_rpm/RPMS
dnf install *.rpm

2. install unoconv

git clone https://github.com/dagwieers/unoconv.git
# this 
cp unoconv/unoconv /usr/bin
# or 
ln -s unoconv/unoconv /usr/bin/unoconv

*3. configure service for apache *
first, edit or create this file:

vi /etc/systemd/system/unoconv.service

second, paste the following text, but it's important to replace UNO_PATH with the libreOffice installation path.

[Unit]
Description=Unoconv listener for document conversions
Documentation=https://github.com/dagwieers/unoconv
After=network.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target

[Service]
Type=simple
Environment="UNO_PATH=/usr/lib64/libreoffice/program"
ExecStart=/usr/bin/unoconv --listener

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

now you can start unoconv service

systemctl enable unoconv.service
systemctl start unoconv.service

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How to install Unoconv

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