In this tutorial, I will show you how to install the Apache Open Office 4.1.5 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / LinuxMint 18 and Fedora 27 ...
Apache Openoffice released its new stable version 4.1.5 and it is one of the best alternative software for Microsoft Office, LibreOffice and etc...
It contains Spreadsheets, Presentations, Graphics, Word processing and more.It is an open source software so free to use and also available for Multiple operating systems Windows, Linux and Mac OS-X.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.5 comes with Minor Changes and update to the dictionaries.
Changelog in OpenOffice 4.1.5
- BZ 127568 Diagrams become corrupt (not retrievable) when Calc document is saved
- BZ 127580 Fix for Issue 127568 created a new bug in Base
- BZ 127581 Writer crashes after copying all content
- BZ 127621 Update English dictionary to version 2017.11.01
Installation steps
For Ubuntu / LinuxMint
sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice*
sudo apt-get autoremoveStep 2: Download the Open Office tar file from openoffice.com or use the below commands
For 32 bit
wget https://www.apache.org/dist/openoffice/4.1.5/binaries/en-US/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.5_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US.tar.gzFor 64 bit
wget https://www.apache.org/dist/openoffice/4.1.5/binaries/en-US/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.5_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US.tar.gzStep 3: Extract the Downloaded tar file
tar -xvf Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.5_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US.tar.gzStep 4: Install OpenOffice 4.1.5
After extraction go into the folder and install the deb files by issuing the command
cd en-US/DEBS/
dpkg -i *.debStep 5: Install the Desktop Integrations
cd en-US/DEBS/desktop-integration
dpkg -i *.debStep 6: Verify Installation by typing in the dash
openoffice
For CentOS / Fedora
Step 1: Download the RPM packages using the below command according to your distributionFor 32 bit
wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/4.1.5/binaries/en-US/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.5_Linux_x86_install-rpm_en-US.tar.gz
For 64 bit
wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/4.1.5/binaries/en-US/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.5_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US.tar.gzStep 2: Extract the Downloaded tar file
tar -xvf Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.5_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US.tar.gzStep 3: Install OpenOffice 4.1.5
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