[HOW TO] Install latest LibreOffice in Xubuntu (PPA)

This article shows how to install the latest version of the productivity suite, LibreOffice. When I say "latest" I'm referring to alphas and betas, so I'll quote the "LibreOffice Packaging" team:

Only for the most brave and courageous!

If you're running Xubuntu 12.04, LibreOffice 3.6 RC will be installed. And LibreOffice 4.0 alpha will be installed for the Xubuntu 12.10 users.

Install

Open a terminal window and run:

sudo apt-get purge libreoffice-core -y && sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa -y && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libreoffice -y

Usage

LibreOffice can be accessed via Applications Menu > Office > LibreOffice.

References

LibreOffice Pre-Releases | PPA

Comments

  1. UnknownFebruary 16, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    Thanks for this Wilson! Would you also know how to do the same trick for LibreOffice 4.0? It isn't yet in the normal repository. Thanks!

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    1. Wilson SantosFebruary 16, 2013 at 2:31 PM

      I just checked the "LibreOffice Package" team's PPA and still no 4.0 final package. I guess we have to wait for a little while.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 16, 2013 at 7:25 PM

    Ok thanks for checking anyway!

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2013 at 8:24 AM

    thank you but with ppa i have 404 not found! i don't know why. than i've tried to install libreoffice manual with "sudo dpkg -i *.deb". now i have 4.0.0.3. it looks and works very well!

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    1. Wilson SantosFebruary 18, 2013 at 11:48 AM

      The ppa works. Just checked. But it's too bad that the latest stable version isn't available via ppa.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2013 at 2:15 PM

    i can't understand why it takes so much time to put the last edition of libreoffice into the ppa. outside is 4 and in the ppa we have a beta from 3.6!!!! i'll install it every time directly from libreoffice.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 18, 2013 at 8:45 AM

    this one don't work! could you make it to work again?

    thank you!

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