{"id":37270,"date":"2022-02-02T17:19:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T17:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=37270"},"modified":"2022-02-04T06:19:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T06:19:33","slug":"libreoffice-7-3-0-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2022\/02\/libreoffice-7-3-0-released\/","title":{"rendered":"LibreOffice 7.3.0 Released! How to Install in Ubuntu 20.04, 21.10 &#038; 18.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/libreoffice-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/libreoffice-icon-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-36666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/libreoffice-icon-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/libreoffice-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/libreoffice-icon-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/libreoffice-icon-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/libreoffice-icon.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ubuntu&#8217;s default office suite LibreOffice released new major version 7.3.0 today. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s new and how to install it in all current Ubuntu editions.<\/p>\n<p>LibreOffice 7.3 provided <b>a large number of improvements to Microsoft Office file formats support<\/b>. It now loads large DOCX and XLSX\/XLSM files and some complex documents faster! Also, there are many improvements to DOC, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX import\/export filter, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>greatly improved list\/numbering import<\/li>\n<li>Hyperlinks attached to shapes now imported\/exported<\/li>\n<li>Fix editing permissions.<\/li>\n<li>Make slide footers get exported to PPTX<\/li>\n<li>better XLSX support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The release also extended theScriptForge libraries with various features, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New <b>Chart service<\/b> to define chart documents stored in Calc sheets.<\/li>\n<li>New <b>PopupMenu service<\/b> to describe the menu to be displayed after a mouse event (typically a right-click). <\/li>\n<li>Management of printers: list of fonts and printers, printer options, printing documents.<\/li>\n<li>export documents to PDF with full management of PDF options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other changes in <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.documentfoundation.org\/ReleaseNotes\/7.3\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LibreOffice 7.3<\/a> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Writer now has the start of linked character and paragraph styles, as well as list level support.<\/li>\n<li>Add visualization and Manage Changes support for tracked deletion and insertion of tables and table rows.<\/li>\n<li>Performance improvements for exporting PDF and loading large RTL documents<\/li>\n<li>Calc now lists HTML tables in the &#8216;Link to External Data&#8217; dialog.<\/li>\n<li>Implement neumaier summation algorithm for using modern SIMD CPU instructions like AVX2<\/li>\n<li>Implement bash like autocompletion for Calc autoinput.<\/li>\n<li>Standard filter supports filtering by colors<\/li>\n<li>Add PowerPoint-compatible screen sizes<\/li>\n<li>Ability to generate one-dimensional barcodes in addition to QR codes.<\/li>\n<li>New WebDAV\/HTTP UCP based on libcurl.<\/li>\n<li>Border line widths have been unified throughout LibreOffice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>See What&#8217;s New in LibreOffice 7.3 via short video:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LibreOffice 7.3: New Features\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Raw0LIxyoRU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>How to Install LibreOffice 7.3 in Ubuntu:<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s HIGHLY recommended to install LibreOffice in Ubuntu using its <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~libreoffice\/+archive\/ubuntu\/ppa\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">official PPA<\/a>, since it updates the pre-installed package.<\/p>\n<p>Though, LibreOffice is also available as <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/details\/org.libreoffice.LibreOffice\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Flatpak<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/snapcraft.io\/libreoffice\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Snap<\/a> packages. The latter can be directly installed from Ubuntu Software. However, they co-exist with the pre-installed <code>.deb<\/code> package, which mean you&#8217;ll have duplicated LibreOffice shortcut icons.<\/p>\n<p>The PPA provides the packages for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.10, and also the next Ubuntu 22.04.<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Add LibreOffice PPA<\/b><\/p>\n<p>First open <u>terminal<\/u> from your system start menu (click top-left corner &#8216;Activities&#8217;, search for and open terminal). When it opens, run command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice\/ppa<\/pre>\n<p><i>So far, the PPA supports for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.10, and Linux Mint 20.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/libreoffice-ppa-focal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/libreoffice-ppa-focal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"145\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33434\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2. Install \/ upgrade LibreOffice:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Next, you can upgrade the office suite using <i>Software Updater<\/i> (Update Manager) utility.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/upgrade-libreoffice.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/upgrade-libreoffice.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"487\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33435\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to Restore:<\/h3>\n<p>Purge the Ubuntu PPA will restore the office suite to the pre-installed version. To do so, run the command below in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:libreoffice\/ppa<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ubuntu&#8217;s default office suite LibreOffice released new major version 7.3.0 today. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s new and how to install it in all current Ubuntu editions. 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