How To Install LibreOffice 4.3.7 On Ubuntu, Debian And Derivative Systems

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, LibreOffice is the most popular open-source office suite, available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. The latest version available is LibreOffice 4.3.7 “Still”, which has been recently released, bringing bug-fixes.

For more information about this release, see the official announcement.

how to install LibreOffice 4.3.7 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Kwheezy, Crunchbang

In this article I will show you how to install LibreOffice 4.3.7 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Kwheezy, Crunchbang and other Ubuntu  and Debian derivative systems.

To install LibreOffice 4.3.7 on Ubuntu, Debian and derivative systems, we have to remove the current libreoffice version, download the archive containing the libreoffice packages from the official site, extract the archive and install the deb packages inside. Follow the instructions for you system and architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation.

How to install LibreOffice 4.3.7 on 32 bit Ubuntu, Debian and derivative systems:

$ sudo apt-get install gdebi
$ sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*
$ wget http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/4.3.7/deb/x86/LibreOffice_4.3.7_Linux_x86_deb.tar.gz
$ tar -xzvf LibreOffice_4.3.7_Linux_x86_deb.tar.gz
$ cd LibreOffice_4.3.7.2_Linux_x86_deb/DEBS
$ sudo gdebi *.deb

How to install LibreOffice 4.3.7 on 64 bit Ubuntu, Debian and derivative systems:

$ sudo apt-get install gdebi
$ sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*
$ wget http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/4.3.7/deb/x86_64/LibreOffice_4.3.7_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz
$ tar -xzvf LibreOffice_4.3.7_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz
$ cd LibreOffice_4.3.7.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS
$ sudo gdebi *.deb

Optional, to remove LibreOffice 4.3.7 from either Ubuntu, Debian or a  derivative system, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*

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