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How To Install Libreoffice 5.2.4 RC2 On Ubuntu 16.04 & Ubuntu 16.10
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How To Install Libreoffice 5.2.4 RC2 On Ubuntu 16.04 & Ubuntu 16.10

August 5, 2020

How to install Libreoffice 5.2.4 RC2 on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10. LibreOffice 5.2.4 bugfix release brings various new features, fixes and enhancements. LibreOffice 5.2.4 is a stable version.

The LibreOffice 5.2.4 RC2 release brings the following changes and features:

1. Core/General

  • Google Drive’s Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) now supported.
  • New user interface for Template Manager.
  • Print to File now available within the list of printers in Print dialog.
  • Native gtk3 menubar and gtk3 tooltips, popovers and context menus in LibreOffice.
  • Added support for signature descriptions and signing with the same certificate multiple times.
  • Revamped find and replace dialog box.
  • Improve performance of VCL event dispatch.
  • The official TDF builds for Windows and Linux contain a crash reporter with a server based crash analysis.
  • Updates in help pages. A huge number of Help pages have been added or updated for new and changed features.

2. Writer

  • Single Toolbar Mode
  • Selection Filter in Cross Reference Tab
  • Redesigned Bookmark dialog window

3. Calc

  • New spreadsheet functions
  • Changed spreadsheet functions
  • Support wildcards to be compatible with XLS/XLSX and with ODF 1.2
  • Using named expressions and ranges with sheet-local scope on other sheets
  • Copying named expressions and ranges while copying sheets

Install LibreOffice 5.2.4

Before you begin to install LibreOffice 5.2.4 RC2, you will have to remove the pre-installed version of LibreOffice. To uninstall and remove the already installed LibreOffice and fresh install the latest one, run:

$ sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice*
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libreoffice

If the above command doesn’t install the latest version, you can run the following commands:

On 32 bit Linux Ubuntu

$ sudo apt-get update
$ wget http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/5.2.4/deb/x86/LibreOffice_5.2.4_Linux_x86_deb.tar.gz
$ tar -xvf LibreOffice_5.2.4_Linux_x86_deb.tar.gz
$ cd LibreOffice_5.2.4_Linux_x86_deb/DEBS/
$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb

On 64 bit Linux Ubuntu

$ sudo apt-get update
$ wget http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/5.2.4/deb/x86_64/LibreOffice_5.2.4_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz
$ tar -xvf LibreOffice_5.2.4_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz
$ cd LibreOffice_5.2.4_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/
$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Once installed, open LibreOffice from Ubuntu Dash or Terminal.

For more info, visit https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/5.2

How To Install Libreoffice 5.2.4 RC2 On Ubuntu 16.04 & Ubuntu 16.10 originally posted on Source Digit – Latest Technology, Gadgets & Gizmos.

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