How to compile "headless" OpenOffice on OpenSuse or Debian - asking for documentation

[Thomas Gries <ma...@tgries.de>]

Hello,

for the mere use of converting documents of different formats to PDF or
HTML in Etherpad Lite which currently use AbiWord for this purpose

I need some information how to configure

+ OpenOffice (releases, and also developer version from SVN)
+ for a headless server (hosted virtual machine)
+ i.e. without uneeded "Desktop" modules
+ for mere commandline use.
+ on OpenSuse, on Debian

The Internet has some information, but no first hand information written
by your team.

I think such information could then form part of your
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Building_Guide .

Tom