That official information is maintained by the LibreOffice Documentation Team, and is stored at the following address. These instructions are also presented in the 'README' file included with the downloaded archive files (look in the 'readmes' directory). Where to find official installation support? Again, nothing bad should derive from this, but it could be the reason for some unexpected hassle.įor instructions on how to do that, please read the section below entitled Uninstalling LibreOffice. It should not be a major problem to have as many versions of LibreOffice as you wish, but there are some reported installation problems and there are theoretical problems with conflicts in these cases. No, though we advise users to install these packages in a 'clean' environment in case of a problem. Should I uninstall the LibreOffice that comes with my Distro? There is a script, at the bottom of this wiki, to make the whole job much easier.

In any case these instructions are void of any liability, and it is strongly advised that you do a thorough backup of your data (e.g. This may also work for other RPM or DEB based distributions, but has only be verified to work on openSuSE and Ubuntu. Our team member Wolfgang Pechlaner has written a script to do this for (open)SuSE which also work with slight changes on Ubuntu. If you just want to run a developer version of LibreOffice alongside with your distribution's version, we strongly recommend you to follow the instructions from this page. This happens if the LibreOffice version that comes with your distribution has some configuration options that are undesired, or if you want to run a development or newer version than the one available at the distribution's repositories, or if your distribution has expired and no longer provides up-to-date software versions. The instructions below are for those who need to install LibreOffice packages directly from our site. Check your distribution's help for how to do this. If you have never installed LibreOffice in GNU/Linux or if you are just trying to install LibreOffice to get a job done or to have a working Office Suite, these instructions are probably not for you.įor normal everyday users we strongly advise that you use your distribution's installation processes, especially those with graphical interfaces. Notes on Installation First time installing LibreOffice on GNU/Linux? Article Title: Documentation/Install/Linux.

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