In this tutorial I will show you how to install Libreoffice 4.2.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 13.10 / 12.04 LTS, LinuxMint 16 / 15 / 14 and El...
In this tutorial I will show you how to install Libreoffice 4.2.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 13.10 / 12.04 LTS, LinuxMint 16 / 15 / 14 and Elementary OS
Libreoffice an opensource and alternative for Microsoft and open office,unlike others libreoffice supports lots of tools,this suite contains the following Writer,Calc,Impress,Draw,Math and Base.For Libreoffice 4.2.4 release notes click HERE
Before proceeding for installation remove the previous versions of Libre office or openoffice
For LibreOffice uninstalltion
sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-core
sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice core
For OpenOffice uninstalltion
sudo apt-get purge openoffice
Installation steps
Step 1: Download the deb files from their home website
Step 2: Download the tar file and extract the package
tar -xvfz LibreOffice_4.2.4_Linux_x86_deb.tar.gzStep 3:Login as root user and browse to DEBS folder and install the deb files
cd en-us/DEBS/
sudo dpkg -i *.debStep 4: Install desktop shortcuts by going inside the desktop integration folder and install the desktop integration deb file
cd en-us/DEBS/desktop-integration
sudo dpkg -i *.debUninstall LibreOffice 4.2.4
For complete uninstallation of Libreoffice run the below command in terminal
sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice 4.2*
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