Install / Uninstall Libreoffice 4.3.0 on Ubuntu / LinuxMint / ElementaryOS

In this tutorial I will show you how to install Libreoffice 4.3.0 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS, LinuxMint 16 / 15 / 14 and Elementary...

In this tutorial I will show you how to install Libreoffice 4.3.0 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 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.

This version is a stable version  and for release notes click HERE

Installation steps

Before proceeding for installation remove the previous versions of Libre office or openoffice

sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-core

sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice core

For OpenOffice uninstall

sudo apt-get purge openoffice

Install Libreoffice 4.3.0 Via PPA

Step 1: Add the Official PPA

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa

Step 2: Update the Repository

sudo apt-get update

Step 3: Install Libreoffice 4.3.0

sudo apt-get install libreoffice

Install Via deb files

Step 1: Download the deb files from their home website

For 32 bit download HERE  
For 64 bit download HERE

Step 2: Download the tar file and extract the package

tar -xvfz LibreOffice_4.3.0_Linux_x86_deb.tar.gz

Step 3:Login as root user or sudo and install the deb file

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Step 4: Install desktop shortcuts by going inside the desktop integration folder and install the desktop integration deb file

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Uninstall LibreOffice 4.3.0
For uninstalltion of Libre office run the below command in terminal

sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice 4.3*