Issue 76943 - Installer should offer Base only installation that is completely functional
Summary: Installer should offer Base only installation that is completely functional
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Installation
Classification: Application
Component: ui (show other issues)
Version: OOo 2.2
Hardware: All Windows XP
: P3 Trivial (vote)
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Assignee: AOO issues mailing list
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: 104444 (view as issue list)
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Reported: 2007-05-04 01:46 UTC by drewjensen.inbox
Modified: 2013-02-07 22:39 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description drewjensen.inbox 2007-05-04 01:46:54 UTC 
The current installer allows users to install the Base module only. This has
caused confusion with a number of users. A number of them have posted inquires
on the OOoforum board.

The user wanted a fully functioning desktop database, but without Writer also
being installed they are not able to create forms or reports.

The installer should be enhanced to do one of the following:

A) Not allow a Base only installation.
B) If a Base only install is selected inform the user that features will not be
available.
C)Install the needed files to support forms and reports.

IMO 'C' is the best solution, but only if this can be accomplished with a full
installation of Writer, otherwise 'B' would seem to be the best solution.
Comment 1 drewjensen.inbox 2007-05-04 01:50:03 UTC 
The last line in the initial post should have read:

IMO 'C' is the best solution, but only if this can be accomplished without a full
installation of Writer, otherwise 'B' would seem to be the best solution.
Comment 2 Olaf Felka 2007-05-04 06:58:39 UTC 
reassigned
Comment 3 drewjensen.inbox 2008-01-22 18:39:04 UTC 
FYI - there continues to be a small but steady number of people that come to the
web forums looking for help because they can not create forms - only to find
that they have installed Base but not Writer.

The question is - how many do this but do no ask for help, rather just assume
the package is brain dead and remove it?

The next question of course is - What is the use case for someone that would
want Base but not want the ability to create forms and reports?
Comment 4 cryoknight 2009-09-29 18:05:15 UTC 
I would imagine there would not be much call for a relational database where 
one could not create both forms and reports.  Otherwise you would just use a 
spreadsheet.
Comment 5 drewjensen.inbox 2009-10-08 13:55:14 UTC 
*** Issue 104444 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Comment 6 drewjensen.inbox 2009-10-31 20:13:11 UTC 
ping - a current link from the forum
http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=24169&start=0