Linux Mint and Open. Office | ZDNet. Several people have mentioned to me that they have given Linux Mint a try following my recent blog post about it. They have consistently been positive about it, with the most common comment being "it really is Ubuntu plus all the stuff I used to download and install myself, and even more".
Linux Mint is a an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution. How to Install LibreOffice 4.4 on Ubuntu/Linux Mint. Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice. Install LibreOffice 3.3 on Linux Mint 9 and 10. LibreOffice is now available in LaunchPad PPA. Installing LibreOffice using this method completely removes OpenOffice. Welcome to the official website of the LibreOffice project: the office suite the community has been dreaming for years. Download the latest version now. The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 17 “Qiana” Cinnamon RC. Linux Mint 17 Qiana Cinnamon Edition. Linux Mint 17 is a long term support release. Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution.
However, one thing that has turned out to be a problem is that Linux Mint 6 still only has Open. Office 2. 4. 1. This is a big problem for people who need to be able to open MS Office 2. It is also a problem for those who are aware and concerned enough to know that there have been significant security fixes in OOo 3 as well. The reason for this is simple - Linux Mint 6 is derived from Ubuntu 8.
LibreOffice 4.4 Released, How To Install/Upgrade In Ubuntu/Linux Mint Friday. (Linux Mint) and find LibreOffice 4.4 to enjoy latest features. Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution based on Debian and Ubuntu that strives to be a 'modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both. This article describes how to install LibreOffice 5.0 or 5.1 on Debian-based / Ubuntu-based Linux distributions, such as Linux Mint, Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Debian and Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 8. 1. 0 still has Open. Office 2. 4. 1. When 8. I wrote in my blog at that time, it was generally thought that they would update to OOo 3. Perhaps because that date turned out to be fairly close to the Ubuntu 9. I'm even more surprised that having decided to stay with OOo 2.
I thought there were some significant security patches in it, but perhaps I am wrong about that. Anyway, I think this is a bit unfortunate, because I have the impression that a fair number of people might choose to skip Ubuntu 9. Those people would then be left on OOo 2. Speaking of manually updating, to finally get to the point, as I reported in the previous blog about this, it is fairly easy to change the software repositories so that you get the latest Open. Office. org 3. 0 release. Because Linux Mint has maintained compatibility with the Ubuntu repositories, you can do essentially the same thing as for Ubuntu.
There are some differences in the procedure for Linux Mint, of course, so here are the specific instructions for that. Start the Synaptic Package Manager (Menu / Package Manager). In Synaptic, go to Settings / Repositories. Click "New", and enter the following information (the same as was previously given for Ubuntu 8. Binary(deb). URL: http: //ppa. Distribution: intrepid.
Section(s): main. Click "OK". You will probably get a message telling you that the software sources are out of date. DUH). - Click "Reload". You will probably get a warning about no public key available for the new repository.
Not a problem. - Close Synaptic. Start the mint. Update utility (Menu / Administration / mint. Update). - You should see a number of openoffice updates listed, with "new version" containing 3. If you don't, click "Refresh", and they should show up. Click "Install Updates".
Once that finishes, you should have Open. Office. org 3. 0. Of course, Ubuntu 9. OOo 3. x included, and I'm pretty sure the next major release of Linux Mint will be based on Ubuntu 9.
I am very much looking forward to that. Especially because the Ubuntu 9. HP Mini- Note, so I will be able to put it on there as well.
Try The New Libre. Office Flat Icon Set ~ Web Upd. Ubuntu / Linux blog. It looks like Libre.
Office will get a new set of flat icons, based on Gnome's symbolic icons. The icon set isn't completed yet, but you can try it already - below you'll find instructions on how to easily try the new icons. Goran Rakić has posted (thanks!) instructions on how to test the new Libreoffice flat icon set, however, the instructions are not that easy to follow for regular users and the zip in that article is a bit old, so below you'll find easy instructions for how to try the latest flat icons. Note: the icon theme is work in progress and there are missing icons.
For this reason, some of the icons in this set are actually already existing default Libre. Office icons, converted to grayscale, so they integrate better with the new flat icons. The icon theme has been generated from the svg as of 2. Install Libre. Office flat icon set. If you're using Libre.
Office from the official Ubuntu repositories or PPA: sudo apt- get install libreoffice- style- crystal. The first command above install the Libre. Office Crystal icon set which we'll replace with the new flat icons, the second command downloads the flat icons and the last command replaces the Crystal icons with the new flat icon set.
If you're using the Libre. Office 4. 0. x (for older Libre.
Office versions you may have to adjust the path for the second command below) build downloaded from its website, use the following commands: cd /tmp & & wget https: //github. Set Libre. Office to use the new flat icons. From the Libre. Office menu select Tools > Options, then under Libre. Office > View > Icon size and style, set the icon theme to "Crystal": Later on if you want to go back to the original Libre.
Office icons, from the same dialog, select "Human" or "Tango" for the icon style. Other Linux distributions: since I'm not sure about the path used in other Linux distributions, you'll have to manually copy the icons to share/config/ (inside the Libre.
Office shared directory) and replace one of the existing icon themes, then set the Libre. Office icon theme to the one you've replaced, from the Libre. Office options dialog (Tools > Options, then under Libre. Office > View > Icon size and style). If you want to install the icons manually, without using the commands above, you can download the icon set (generated on 2. HERE. For how to generate the flat icon set yourself, see Goran's article.
How to install Libre. Office 5. 0 on Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Debian…This article describes how to install Libre. Office 5. 0 or 5. Debian- based / Ubuntu- based Linux distributions, such as Linux Mint, Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Debian and Ubuntu. This installation method is based on the official . Libre. Office 5. 0 was released on August 5, 2.
Libre. Office 5. 1 is scheduled to be released on 2. Find more information on Libre.
Office 5. 0 & 5. A. Remove bundled Libre. Office. Libre. Office 5. Libre Office 4. 4, but conflicts may occur. To remove prior installations of Libre.
Office: sudo apt- get remove libreoffice- core. If you also want to remove Lib. O configuration files, use the purge switch: sudo apt- get remove - -purge libreoffice- core. B. Install Libre.
Office. Step 1 of 3 – Download compressed packages. Download Libre. Office 5. Select Linux x. 86 (deb) for 3. Linux x. 64 (deb) for 6. This how- to supposes that the downloaded file (and laguage packs) is saved in the “Downloads” directory situated in your home directory. Download as many language packs as you need. Step 2 of 3 – Extract the .
The downloaded file is a compressed . In case you want to learn more on these extensions: tar, gzip. To extract this juicy archive, open the “Downloads” directory.
Look for a file named: Libre. Office_5. 0. 1_Linux_x. Libre. Office_5. 0. Linux_x. 86- 6. 4_deb. Repeat the extraction process for all language packs. The . tar. gz archive(s) can now be deleted. Step 3 of 3 – Install .
Open a terminal. Change the current directory to the location of the . Downloads/Libre. Office_5. Linux_x. 86_deb/DEBSor for the 6. Downloads/Libre. Office_5. Linux_x. 86- 6. 4_deb/DEBS(No need to write everything: use Tab ↹ to autocomplete the command line, or copy and paste with the middle- click mouse button)Finally, install all . In case you’re installing language packs, repeat the cd and dpkg steps for each language pack.
You’re done! No need to restart, Libre. Office is ready to be used. If you have problems launching Libre. Office, try out the following command: libreoffice. If you’re installing a development release (Beta) of LO 5. C. Uninstall Libre. Office. If you want to remove Libre.
Office, use the following command: sudo apt- get remove libreoffice. If you want to remove a development (beta) version of Libre.
Office, use the following command: sudo apt- get remove lodev*By Johannes Eva, January 2. September 2. 01. 5Read also: How to install Firefox on any Linux distribution (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, …)How to set default programs on Linux Mint or Ubuntu. This article has been linked on Ubuntu News, Debian News, fsdaily. Linux Today and some more….