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Matthew
Asked: 2010-11-22 19:44:29 +0800 CST

Is it safe to install LibreOffice alongside OpenOffice.org?

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I would like to try out LibreOffice, but I'm worried about messing up my existing OpenOffice.org install. Can LibreOffice be safely installed alongside OpenOffice.org?

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  1. Yes absolutely. Considering you are using ubuntu and openoffice.org is installed by default, the libreoffice installer will install under the /opt directory thus not interfering with Oo installation.

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  2. Best Answer

    If you're installing via the PPA then no, it will replace OpenOffice.org with Libre Office.

    If you're installing via the tarballs on their website, then tinhed's answer is correct.

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  3. Yes, it will be fine. it installs totally separate from OO

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  4. Yes, even though LibreOffice is a fork of OpenOffice it is a completely standalone application and will install (and uninstall) without changing anything to do with Openoffice.

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