Test LibreOffice automatically
Signs of Life at the Office
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Companies that depend on LibreOffice have a reason to wonder whether the office suite is working on all systems. You can use Python and the LibreOffice API to check.
A reliable office suite is one of the key applications in many environments, so users will quickly notice if the suite won't start or individual functions fail after an update. However, it's not just after an Office update that the heart of modern offices can stumble – renewal of operating system components also appears to be a point where established workflows experience issues.
If your network uses a specific set of templates, macros, and forms again and again, in practice, it is enough to at least test the key documents once before rolling out the update in all departments.
Automating the Test
What is even more helpful than the test itself is its automation – at least for administrators. Given that manually clicking through the various types of documents before each update is both boring and error-prone.
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