How to install LibreOffice 6.0 on Ubuntu or Linux Mint

How to install LibreOffice 6.0 on Ubuntu or Linux Mint

LibreOffice 6.0 is the most important version of the open-source office suite used by millions of computer users worldwide. It can be easily installed on popular Ubuntu and Linux Mint operating systems.

Although users of Arch Linux, OpenSUSE, Solus, and other rolling GNU/Linux distributions can directly install the main LibreOffice 6.0 office suite from the official software library of the released version, this is not the case for Ubuntu or Linux Mint users because they must rely on third-party repositories or official software packages.

Fortunately, the document Foundation provides Debian/Ubuntu software packages for all LibreOffice versions, So if you use Debian-based releases (such as Ubuntu or Linux Mint ), it is very easy to install the latest version on your Linux computer. They also provide a regularly maintained PPA (Personal Package Archive Personal Package file), which makes setup easy for new users.

Here is how to install LibreOffice 6.0 on Ubuntu or Linux Mint

In this tutorial, we will introduce the two methods shown above. From the very beginning, it involves downloading binary packages for Ubuntu or Linux Mint of 32-bit or 64-bit versions. The advantage of this method is that the Ubuntu/Linux Mint version you are using is not important. Unless you install it manually, you will not receive any updates.

Method 1: You need to delete the previous LibreOffice installation from the operating system. Therefore, run the following first command in the Terminal application. Then, you must select one of the two groups of commands for 32-bit or 64-bit systems to download and install the latest LibreOffice 6.0 (LibreOffice 6.0.1 ).

Sudo apt-get remove libreoffice *

For 64-bit Ubuntu/Linux systems:
Wget http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/6.0.1/deb/x86_64/LibreOffice_6.0.1_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz

Tar xvf LibreOffice_6.0.1_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz

Sudo dpkg-I *. deb

For 32-bit Ubuntu/Linux systems:

Wget http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/6.0.1/deb/x86/LibreOffice_6.0.1_Linux_x86_deb.tar.gz

Tar xvf libreoffice_6.0.20.linux_x86_deb.tar.gz

Sudo dpkg-I *. deb

Method 2: Use PPA to install LibreOffice 6.0

The second method has been described earlier. For details, see install LibreOffice 16.04 by using PPA in Ubuntu 17.10, 18.04, and 6.0.

The second method is simpler. It does not need to delete any previous LibreOffice installation from Ubuntu or Linux Mint. The advantage of this method is that you can get new LibreOffice updates at any time, because they are released upstream, but it takes several days. Supported systems include Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, 17.10 and 18.04 LTS.

You only need to install the official LibreOffice Fresh PPA on Ubuntu or Linux Mint computer. Then, you must update the system and install the new LibreOffice version. You only need to run the following three commands in the terminal application, and do not forget to keep your installation up-to-date. That's it. Have fun using LibreOffice 6.0!

Sudo add-apt-repository ppa: libreoffice/ppa

Sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get-y dist-upgrade

Sudo apt-get install libreoffice

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