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--- config:libreoffice [2019/04/19 11:25] – linux:libreoffice renamed to config:libreoffice Wulf Rajek
+++ config:libreoffice [2023/05/29 11:55] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-====== LibreOffice 6 installation ======
+====== LibreOffice ======
-Linux Mint DE2 comes with LibreOffice v4.x and Linux Mint 18 comes with LibreOffice 5.x. Version 6.0 was released in January 2018. To install the latest version, a few simple steps need to be performed to uninstall the version from the repository and download and install the latest version.
+===== Remove official distro version =====
+<code>
-Official Download Page:\\
+sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-*
-https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/?type=deb-x86_64&lang=en-GB
+sudo apt-get purge uno-libs-private fonts-opensymbol
+sudo apt-get purge libuno-sal3 libunoloader-java libridl-java libunoil-java
+</code>
+===== PPA of the latest stable release (note RC2 = final release) =====
 <code>
-sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-core uno-libs3 ure fonts-opensymbol
+sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install libreoffice
+</code>
-#for major version upgrades, remove the previous libreoffice version, e.g.:
+<code - /etc/apt/sources.list.d/libreoffice-ppa-focal.list>
-#sudo apt-get remove libreoffice6.0*
+deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu focal main
+deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu focal main
 </code>
+===== Latest stable from official website =====
+Official Download Page:\\
+https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/?type=deb-x86_64&lang=en-GB
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 #get installed binary version number
-current_lo_v=$(libreoffice$lo_main_ver --version)
+if [ `dpkg --get-selections | grep "libreoffice.*-base.*install"|grep -v deinstall | wc -l` -eq 0 ]; then
+    current_lo_v="0"
+elif hash libreoffice 2>/dev/null; then
+    current_lo_v=$(libreoffice --version)
+else
+    current_lo_v=$(libreoffice$lo_main_ver --version)
+fi
 current_lo_ver=$(echo "$current_lo_v" | sed 's/.*\([0-9]\.[0-9]\.[0-9]\.[0-9]\).*/\1/')
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 then
     echo "Current LibreOffice version $current_lo_ver, upgrading to version $lo_ver"
-    cd ~/Downloads/
+    cd ~/
     wget https://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/${lo_ver}/deb/x86_64/LibreOffice_${lo_ver}_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz
     # en-GB Language Pack
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 fi
 </code>
+===== Settings =====
+To disable automatic capitalisation of the first letter, especially in LibreOffice Calc:
+Tools > AutoCorrect Options... > Options > Capitalize first letter of every sentence