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LibreOffice is an open-source cross-platform office suite, serving as a near drop-in replacement for Microsoft Office. It was forked from OpenOffice 3.3.0 and has gained ground in Linux distributions as the default office suite. It has replaced OpenOffice since Debian Wheezy and is available in jessie-backports. It has good support for .doc, .xls, .odt, .ods and other popular formats.
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How to install LibreOffice
LibreOffice is the default office suite since Debian Wheezy. You can also install it manually by using the following packages:
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This libreoffice package is a metapackage. Which automatically install all packages and dependencies needed for a fully functional LibreOffice. Including its major components such as libreoffice-writer, libreoffice-calc, libreoffice-impress, libreoffice-math, libreoffice-draw, libreoffice-base. |
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Optional GNOME integration |
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Optional KDE integration |
To install the full LibreOffice suite, run
aptitude update aptitude install libreoffice
Getting the latest LibreOffice version using apt-get
you need to add backports to your sources list http://backports-master.debian.org/Instructions/
- then:
apt-get install -t jessie-backports libreoffice
Java Environment
Some components of LibreOffice require a Java Environment to achieve full functionality. LibreOffice metapackage recommends default-jre: this installs openjdk-7-jre. To install java manually in LibreOffice,
- Open Synaptic (or use your preferred method for package installation)
Install openjdk-7-jre
Open LibreOffice, Tools > Options > LibreOffice > Java
- Activate “Use a Java runtime environment”
- Choose your desired JRE provider
Restart LibreOffice (including quickstarter)
Extending functionalities
Extend LibreOffice by installing these packages:
libreoffice-help – User help
libreoffice-l10n - Localization for LibreOffice
myspell – Provides dictionaries for LibreOffice
mythes – Provides thesaurus for LibreOffice
openclipart-libreoffice – Open Clip Art Library
menu – adds LibreOffice menu entries for every Debian window manager
ttf-mscorefonts-installer – downloads and installs Microsoft truetype fonts
ttf-liberation – contains free versions of Arial, Courier and Times New Roman
Fixing poor look and feel in LibreOffice
If you have bigger or smaller fonts in toolbar, you can fix it by enabling quick start option :
For GNOME
echo 'OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=gnome libreoffice --quickstart --nologo --nodefault' > ~/.config/autostart/lo.sh chmod +x ~/.config/autostart/lo.sh
For KDE
echo 'OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=kde libreoffice --quickstart --nologo --nodefault' > ~/.kde/Autostart/lo.sh chmod +x ~/.kde/Autostart/lo.sh
Fixing Interoperability Problems
See Substituting Calibri and Cambria Fonts.
Launchers
Writer: /usr/bin/libreoffice -writer
Calc: /usr/bin/libreoffice -calc
Draw: /usr/bin/libreoffice -draw
Impress: /usr/bin/libreoffice -impress
Math: /usr/bin/libreoffice -math
Remote Control
Impress can be remotely controlled via an Android device with the app Impress Remote available from F-Droid. It interacts with your slideshow presentation and allows slide previews, reading speaker notes, play/pause presentation and setting timers. Connection is done through Bluetooth or WLAN.
External links
http://www.libreoffice.org – LibreOffice homepage
http://help.libreoffice.org/Main_Page – LibreOffice help
http://extensions.libreoffice.org/ - LibreOffice extensions