How to Install LibreOffice on Ubuntu Linux

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The post guides students and new Linux users on installing LibreOffice, a free, open-source productivity software, on Ubuntu Linux. LibreOffice, a successor to OpenOffice, comes with diverse applications including word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. The article details installation procedures, either automatically with a desktop version of Ubuntu, manually by downloading the DEB package, or…

This post shows students and new users how to install LibreOffice in Ubuntu Linux. LibreOffice is a free, open-source office productivity software typically installed on Linux systems.

LibreOffice is a successor to OpenOffice.org (commonly known as OpenOffice) on most Linux distributions. LibreOffice was forked from OpenOffice over a decade ago. It is now the supreme open-source office productivity tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux systems.

LibreOffice comes with several applications, including Writer (word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw (vector graphics and flowcharts), Base (databases), and Math (formula editing).

By default, if you install the full desktop version of Ubuntu, LibreOffice will come along. You don’t need to do anything to get it. However, if you don’t have LibreOffice installed and want it in Ubuntu, the steps below will show you how.

How to install LibreOffice productivity app in Ubuntu Linux

As mentioned above, the full desktop version of Ubuntu will come with LibreOffice installed. However, if you don’t have it on your Ubuntu Desktop, the steps below show you how.

There are multiple ways to install LibreOffice in Ubuntu. For example, you can download the DEB package manually and install it or use the APT package repository.

How to download and install LibreOffice manually on Ubuntu Linux

To manually install LibreOffice, go to its download page and get the latest version.

Once the file is downloaded, open your Ubuntu Terminal, navigate your Downloads folder, and extract the downloaded content.

tar zxvf ~/Downloads/LibreOffice_$version_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz

Replace the $version with the version number you downloaded. For example, version 7.3.3 will be LibereOffice_7.3.3_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz.

After extracting the file, run the commands below to install LibreOffice on Ubuntu.

sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/LibreOffice*/DEBS/*.deb

The installation will be to install all required LibreOffice packages and applications.

After installing, go to the Dashboard Activities Overview, search LibreOffice, and launch it.

How to install LibreOffice via PPA

If the steps above aren’t as easy, use the method below to install it via the PPA repository.

First, open Ubuntu Terminal. Then run the commands below to add the PPA repository.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa

Once added, run the commands below to install LibreOffice.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install libreoffice

That should do it!

Conclusion:

This post showed you how to install LibreOffice office productivity applications in Ubuntu Linux. Please use the comment form below if you find any errors above or have something to add.

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