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If you're using Ubuntu, don't install LibreOffice manually from the ".deb" files available at [[LibreOffice.org]]. Otherwise you will not get automatic updates & upgrades when new versions come out and you will be missing the integration to Ubuntu. Using official packages also ensures you get the best assistance from the community as this is the recommended method to install & use LibreOffice in Ubuntu. If you’re using Ubuntu, don’t install LibreOffice manually from the “.deb” files available at [[http://www.libreoffice.org/download/|libreoffice.org]]. Otherwise you will not get automatic updates, upgrades when new versions come out, integration within Ubuntu, and is unsupported for Ubuntu bug filing purposes. Using official packages also ensures you get the best assistance from the community as this is the recommended method to install and use LibreOffice in Ubuntu.
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The current status of LibreOffice packaging for Ubuntu can be followed by looking at or subscribing to [[https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/651124|Bug #651124]]. '''Please note !OpenOffice.org and !LibreOffice don’t coexist'''. Install !LibreOffice following these instructions will effectively remove !OpenOffice.org.
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== Ubuntu 11.04 ==
Starting with Ubuntu 11.04, LibreOffice is part of Ubuntu. Since LibreOffice is already part of the standard packages, just search for "libreoffice" in your favorite package manager.		 If you find any issues when using LibreOffice with Ubuntu, [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LibreOfficeBugWrangling|please follow the bug reporting guidelines]].
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== Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and 10.10 == == Making sure LibreOffice is available for your Ubuntu version ==
=== Ubuntu 11.10, 12.04 LTS ===
LibreOffice is now a part of Ubuntu. Since LibreOffice is already part of the standard packages, just search for “libreoffice” in your favorite package manager. To find out which LibreOffice version ships with a specific Ubuntu version, [[http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=libreoffice&searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all|check this Ubuntu Packages Search custom search]].
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For Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and 10.10, it is recommended that you use the LibreOffice Personal Package Archive (PPA) repository. A PPA is always considered a third-party application and unfit for production purposes (as far as official commercial support goes), however LibreOffice is becoming part of Ubuntu in April 2011, and this PPA is the source for such official version. Make sure you test this appropriately if you intend to use this in a production environment under Ubuntu 10.04 LTS or 10.10. '''Note:''' if you want to get the very latest version of LibreOffice, you may do so by following instructions below for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
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Follow these steps to install LibreOffice in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS or Ubuntu 10.10: As an example, if you're using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, your LibreOffice version is 3.5.2. Only security updates will be applied to it, while feature updates for greater versions will be available by using the PPA.

=== Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ===

For Ubuntu 10.04 LTS it is recommended that you use the LibreOffice Personal Package Archive (PPA) repository. A PPA is always considered a third-party application and unfit for production purposes (as far as official commercial support goes), however LibreOffice is becoming part of Ubuntu in April 2011, and this PPA is the source for such official version. Make sure you test this appropriately if you intend to use this in a production environment under Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

Follow these steps to make LibreOffice available for installation in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
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 {{{sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa}}}  {{{sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa}}} <<FootNote(Some may find the add-apt-repository script is not installed, run {{{sudo apt-get install python-software-properties}}} to install it.)>>
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 1. Now we can proceed to install the LibreOffice core packages:
LibreOffice is now available for installation. Read below to either selectively or fully install LibreOffice.

== Installing LibreOffice ==
=== Selective installation ===
To install only part of LibreOffice, you can install the appropriate meta-package:

 * libreoffice-writer: Word processor
 * libreoffice-calc: Spreadsheet
 * libreoffice-impress: Presentation
 * libreoffice-draw: Drawing
 * libreoffice-base: Database
 * libreoffice-math: Equation editor
 * libreoffice-filter-mobiledev: Mobile Devices filters
 * libreoffice-filter-binfilter: legacy filters (e.g. StarOffice 5.2)

=== Full installation ===
To install all the LibreOffice core packages:

 1. Install the LibreOffice meta-package with this command:
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 {{{sudo apt-get install libreoffice-gnome}}}
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If you're using Kubuntu (KDE):
sudo apt-get install libreoffice-kde		   * If you’re using Ubuntu (Gnome) use this command:
  {{{sudo apt-get install libreoffice-gnome}}}
 
  * If you’re using Kubuntu (KDE) use this command:
  {{{sudo apt-get install libreoffice-kde}}}
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Additional language modules, help files and extensions are also available if you search for libreoffice in your package manager. Here are a few examples: == Installing other related packages, dictionaries, extensions, clipart, templates ==
Additional language modules, help files and extensions are also available if you search for libreoffice in your package manager. Example how to search:
 {{{apt-cache search libreoffice-help-en}}}
Here are a few examples:
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 * libreoffice-pdfimport - LibreOffice extension for importing PDF documents
 * libreoffice-presentation-minimizer - LibreOffice extension for size-efficient presentations
 * libreoffice-presenter-console - LibreOffice Impress extension for a separate presenter's console
 * libreoffice-report-builder-bin - LibreOffice extension for building database reports -- libraries
 * mozilla-libreoffice - office productivity suite -- Mozilla plugin		  * libreoffice-pdfimport: LibreOffice extension for importing PDF documents
 * libreoffice-presentation-minimizer: LibreOffice extension for size-efficient presentations
 * libreoffice-presenter-console: LibreOffice Impress extension for a separate presenter's console
 * libreoffice-report-builder-bin: LibreOffice extension for building database reports -- libraries
 * mozilla-libreoffice: office productivity suite -- Mozilla plugin
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== Spell checking, hyphenation and dictionnaries ==
To install proper support for language writing aids you must install the corresponding package. The name will consist of '''language-support-writing-''' followed by your language ISO 639-1 code. A complete list of such language codes is available at:		 === Language localization, spell checking, dictionary, hyphenation, thesaurus, and help ===
To install proper support for language writing aids you may install the corresponding packages libreoffice-l10n-*, myspell-*, hyphen-*, mythes-*, libreoffice-help-* followed by your language ISO 639-1 code. A complete list of such language codes is available at:
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For French, Spanish and Italian, for example, the corresponding packages are:
 * language-support-writing-fr
 * language-support-writing-es
 * language-support-writing-it		 For example, the corresponding French packages are:
 * libreoffice-l10n-fr
 * myspell-fr
 * hyphen-fr
 * mythes-fr
 * libreoffice-help-fr

Please be advised that not all languages have these corresponding packages. For more information on language support in LibreOffice please check [[http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Language_support_of_LibreOffice|here]].
= LibreOffice Packaging =
More information on the LibreOffice packaging for Ubuntu is available at LibreOfficePackaging .
= Building LibreOffice =
More information on building LibreOffice as a release build or a developer build can be found at BuildingLibreOffice.
= Debugging LibreOffice =
More information on debugging LibreOffice as a release build or a developer build can be found at DebuggingLibreOffice.

LibreOffice installation on Ubuntu

If you’re using Ubuntu, don’t install LibreOffice manually from the “.deb” files available at libreoffice.org. Otherwise you will not get automatic updates, upgrades when new versions come out, integration within Ubuntu, and is unsupported for Ubuntu bug filing purposes. Using official packages also ensures you get the best assistance from the community as this is the recommended method to install and use LibreOffice in Ubuntu.

Please note OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice don’t coexist. Install LibreOffice following these instructions will effectively remove OpenOffice.org.

If you find any issues when using LibreOffice with Ubuntu, please follow the bug reporting guidelines.

Making sure LibreOffice is available for your Ubuntu version

Ubuntu 11.10, 12.04 LTS

LibreOffice is now a part of Ubuntu. Since LibreOffice is already part of the standard packages, just search for “libreoffice” in your favorite package manager. To find out which LibreOffice version ships with a specific Ubuntu version, check this Ubuntu Packages Search custom search.

Note: if you want to get the very latest version of LibreOffice, you may do so by following instructions below for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

As an example, if you're using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, your LibreOffice version is 3.5.2. Only security updates will be applied to it, while feature updates for greater versions will be available by using the PPA.

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

For Ubuntu 10.04 LTS it is recommended that you use the LibreOffice Personal Package Archive (PPA) repository. A PPA is always considered a third-party application and unfit for production purposes (as far as official commercial support goes), however LibreOffice is becoming part of Ubuntu in April 2011, and this PPA is the source for such official version. Make sure you test this appropriately if you intend to use this in a production environment under Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

Follow these steps to make LibreOffice available for installation in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:

  1. Open a terminal window under Applications > Accessories > Terminal

  2. Once the repository is added, we need to let the system know about the new packages available:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa 1

  3. Update the packages list:

    sudo apt-get update

LibreOffice is now available for installation. Read below to either selectively or fully install LibreOffice.

Installing LibreOffice

Selective installation

To install only part of LibreOffice, you can install the appropriate meta-package:

  • libreoffice-writer: Word processor
  • libreoffice-calc: Spreadsheet
  • libreoffice-impress: Presentation
  • libreoffice-draw: Drawing
  • libreoffice-base: Database
  • libreoffice-math: Equation editor
  • libreoffice-filter-mobiledev: Mobile Devices filters

  • libreoffice-filter-binfilter: legacy filters (e.g. StarOffice 5.2)

Full installation

To install all the LibreOffice core packages:

  1. Install the LibreOffice meta-package with this command: sudo apt-get install libreoffice

  2. Complete the installation by including the Ubuntu (Gnome) desktop integration:
    • If you’re using Ubuntu (Gnome) use this command:

      sudo apt-get install libreoffice-gnome

    • If you’re using Kubuntu (KDE) use this command:

      sudo apt-get install libreoffice-kde

Additional language modules, help files and extensions are also available if you search for libreoffice in your package manager. Example how to search:

  • apt-cache search libreoffice-help-en

Here are a few examples:

  • libreoffice-help-*: help files
  • libreoffice-l10n-*: localization files

  • libreoffice-pdfimport: LibreOffice extension for importing PDF documents

  • libreoffice-presentation-minimizer: LibreOffice extension for size-efficient presentations

  • libreoffice-presenter-console: LibreOffice Impress extension for a separate presenter's console

  • libreoffice-report-builder-bin: LibreOffice extension for building database reports -- libraries

  • mozilla-libreoffice: office productivity suite -- Mozilla plugin

Language localization, spell checking, dictionary, hyphenation, thesaurus, and help

To install proper support for language writing aids you may install the corresponding packages libreoffice-l10n-*, myspell-*, hyphen-*, mythes-*, libreoffice-help-* followed by your language ISO 639-1 code. A complete list of such language codes is available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes

For example, the corresponding French packages are:

  • libreoffice-l10n-fr
  • myspell-fr
  • hyphen-fr
  • mythes-fr
  • libreoffice-help-fr

Please be advised that not all languages have these corresponding packages. For more information on language support in LibreOffice please check here.

LibreOffice Packaging

More information on the LibreOffice packaging for Ubuntu is available at LibreOfficePackaging .

Building LibreOffice

More information on building LibreOffice as a release build or a developer build can be found at BuildingLibreOffice.

Debugging LibreOffice

More information on debugging LibreOffice as a release build or a developer build can be found at DebuggingLibreOffice.

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