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Isaiah
Asked: 2010-12-09 15:26:03 +0800 CST

Is there a PPA with the latest version of LibreOffice?

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There was recently another release of LibreOffice, but it is a pain to have to manually go to their website and download the packages every time there is a new release. Is there a PPA that always has the latest version of LibreOffice?

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4 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    There is an official LibreOffice PPA here.

    You need to add ppa:libreoffice/ppa in your software sources to add it to the software center, just follow the instructions for the GUI way.

    More information:

    To add ppa and upgrade libre office using command line:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa
sudo apt-get update  
sudo apt-get upgrade
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  2. UPDATE 2

    As of July 25th 2013, the following PPA offers the Release version of LibreOffice:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa
sudo apt-get update  
sudo apt-get upgrade

    That will leave you with LibreOffice 4.1.

    UPDATE 1

    A PPA is now available for 4.1.0. To add it, just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/libreoffice-prereleases

    For complete instructions on how to install the beta2 of Libreoffice 4.1.0, check out LibreOffice Pre-Releases

    ORIGINAL ANSWER

    I have searched high and low, and I can't find a PPA for 4.1.x. Now if you would like to install it, (the documentation doesn't mention removing prior installation) I would recommend that you remove previous versions before installing this one.

    To install LibreOffice 4.1.0 Beta 1 on Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10, and 12.04, do this. Just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:

    For 32 bit systems:

    wget -c dev-builds.libreoffice.org/pre-releases/deb/x86/LibreOfficeDev_4.1.0.0.beta1_Linux_x86_deb.tar.gz

    For 64 bit systems:

    wget -c dev-builds.libreoffice.org/pre-releases/deb/x86_64/LibreOfficeDev_4.1.0.0.beta1_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz

    Extract the archive:

    eDev_4.1.0.tar -zxvf LibreOffic0.beta1_Linux_x86*_deb.tar.gz

    Install LibreOffice 4.1.0:

    cd LibreOfficeDev*/DEBS
sudo dpkg -i *

    As of June 13, 2013 it still not available in the pre-release PPA. Once available will update the answer.

    Source:LinuxG

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  3. The main LibreOffice PPA is for "test builds and backports", including "alpha and beta releases!".
    UPDATE As of 2016-07, I see it's "LibreOffice fresh", the latest release of the newest series (but no alpha/beta releases, which are now in separate PPA).

    If you want less-bleeding edge, it includes links to per-version stable PPAs, e.g. https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/libreoffice-4-1 for LibreOffice 4.1.

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  4. If you wish to use a Pre-Release (Alpha, Beta or Pre-Release version) you can use the following PPA:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/libreoffice-prereleases
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

    This will give you the latest Pre-Release version available. It works perfectly with LibreOffice 4.2.x (At this moment). If you get any problems related to broken packages or the likes you can force the upgrade procedure which fixes any related problems with the already installed packages. In the case however I would recommend using aptitude instead of apt-get (For a better dependency resolver) like this:

    sudo aptitude full-upgrade

    Of course this is only in the worst case scenario but always remember to read the recommendations of aptitude before proceeding which mentions which packages will be removed, upgraded and installed.

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