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The latest installation instructions for LibreOffice
Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, LibreOffice is one of the most popular, open-source, cross-platform office suite, developed by The Document Foundation.
The latest version available is LibreOffice 4.4.2, which has been released yesterday, coming with over 50 fixes, since the release of LibreOffice 4.4.0 and 4.4.1.
In this article I will show you how to install LibreOffice 4.4.2 On Ubuntu, Debian and derivative systems, including: Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Kwheezy and SparkyLinux.
In order to successfully install LibreOffice 4.4.2 on Ubuntu, Debian and derivative systems, we have to download the archive containing the deb packages, extract it and install the packages via command-line. I prefer gdebi over dpkg due to the fact that it also handles dependencies.
Follow the instructions for your system’s architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install LibreOffice 4.4.2 on 32 bit Ubuntu, Debian and derivative systems:
$ wget http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/4.4.2/deb/x86/LibreOffice_4.4.2_Linux_x86_deb.tar.gz
$ tar -xzvf LibreOffice_4.4.2_Linux_x86_deb.tar.gz
$ cd LibreOffice_4.4.2.2_Linux_x86_deb/DEBS
$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb
How to install LibreOffice 4.4.2 on 64 bit Ubuntu, Debian and derivative systems:
$ wget http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/4.4.2/deb/x86_64/LibreOffice_4.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz
$ tar -xzvf LibreOffice_4.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz
$ cd LibreOffice_4.4.2.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS
$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb
Optional, to remove LibreOffice 4.4.2 from Ubuntu, Debian or a derivative system, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*