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en:plugin:unknownconverterplugin [2021/08/19 04:02] – [Download JRE 8 and install locally into your GS3] anupamaen:plugin:unknownconverterplugin [2023/03/13 01:46] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== The UnknownConverterPlugin ====== ====== The UnknownConverterPlugin ======
  
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 The steps involve putting a JRE 8 into your Greenstone 3, drop an Apache-Tika jar file into your ''GS3/gs2build/ext'' and then configuring an UnknownConverterPlugin instance to make use of it. Building the collection with this will allow Greenstone to process and index docx files to make them searchable without requiring users to install libreoffice. The steps involve putting a JRE 8 into your Greenstone 3, drop an Apache-Tika jar file into your ''GS3/gs2build/ext'' and then configuring an UnknownConverterPlugin instance to make use of it. Building the collection with this will allow Greenstone to process and index docx files to make them searchable without requiring users to install libreoffice.
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 +==== Steps for users of Greenstone 3 versions after 3.10 ====
 +Your Greenstone 3, whether running on Windows or Unix systems, is ready to process docx files out of the box.
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 +Run GLI, drag and drop docx files into your collection and after building, full text searching for your docx files will be available.
  
 ==== Steps for 3.10 users ==== ==== Steps for 3.10 users ====
 1. [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/doku.php?id=en:plugin:unknownconverterplugin#download_jre_8_and_install_locally_into_your_gs3|Instructions to quickly get a JRE 8 and install it locally into your GS3]] 1. [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/doku.php?id=en:plugin:unknownconverterplugin#download_jre_8_and_install_locally_into_your_gs3|Instructions to quickly get a JRE 8 and install it locally into your GS3]]
  
-Linux users can now start up GLI, drag and drop docx files into a collection. After building, you're collection will have full text search for your docx files.+Linux users can now start up GLI, drag and drop docx files into a collection. After building, your collection will have full text search for your docx files.
  
 2. **Extra step for Windows users:**\\ 2. **Extra step for Windows users:**\\
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 ===== Download JRE 8 and install locally into your GS3 ===== ===== Download JRE 8 and install locally into your GS3 =====
-GS3 comes bundled with JRE 7, but the bundled ''tika-app-1.24.1.jar'' needs JRE 8+.\\ The following steps will have you quickly set up with a JRE 8 local to your Greenstone 3 installation.+GS3 comes bundled with JRE 7, but the bundled ''tika-app-1.24.1.jar'' needs JRE 8+.\\ The following steps for your Operating System will have you quickly set up with a JRE 8 local to your Greenstone 3 installation.
  
-1. **For Windows:**+**For Windows users:**
  
 a. Use a File Explorer to do the following on the file system: a. Use a File Explorer to do the following on the file system:
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-2. **For Linux users:**+**For Linux users:**
  
 a. Rename ''<your-GS3>\packages\jre'' to ''<your-GS3>\packages\jre.orig'' a. Rename ''<your-GS3>\packages\jre'' to ''<your-GS3>\packages\jre.orig''
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 You want to end up with this file structure: ''<your-GS3>/packages/jre/bin'' You want to end up with this file structure: ''<your-GS3>/packages/jre/bin''
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en/plugin/unknownconverterplugin.1629345766.txt.gz · Last modified: 2021/08/19 04:02 by anupama