{"id":48054,"date":"2025-02-01T14:53:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T14:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=48054"},"modified":"2025-02-06T13:01:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T13:01:49","slug":"libreoffice-25-2-auto-signature-odf14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-25-2-auto-signature-odf14\/","title":{"rendered":"LibreOffice 25.2.0 is out! Auto Signature, ODF 1.4, New Theming System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/libreoffice-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-36666\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/libreoffice-icon-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" 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> LibreOffice, the popular free open-source office suite, rolls out the new 25.2.0 release! LibreOffice 25.2 is the third release series after switched to date-based version numbering system. The official <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/org.libreoffice.LibreOffice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flatpak package<\/a> has been updated for all Linux users, <del datetime=\"2025-02-06T13:00:06+00:00\">though the announcement is not ready yet at the moment<\/del>. <a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice2502.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48055\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice2502-700x403.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice2502-700x403.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice2502-300x173.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice2502-768x442.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice2502-1536x885.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice2502-1320x760.webp 1320w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice2502.webp 1769w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The new release <strong>updated the application theming system<\/strong>. Besides selecting between default system and light\/dark themes, users can now create their own themes with custom colors, and image application background. For more themes, there&#8217;s a button allowing to one click to download\/install themes from <a href=\"https:\/\/extensions.libreoffice.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extension.libreoffice.org<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48057\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-themes.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48057\" class=\"size-large wp-image-48057\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-themes-700x518.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-themes-700x518.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-themes-300x222.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-themes-768x569.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-themes.webp 1214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-48057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LibreOffice Theme Settings<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Without manually adding digital signature, it now has an option in the &#8220;Save as&#8221; dialog to automatically sign documents after defining a default certificate. For the Writer app, it can now control hyphenation from the &#8216;Properties&#8217; sidebar. The Writer TextBoxes now handle page captures. The background color of comments and color of non-printing characters are now customizable. And, it is now possible to delete all content of a content type (excluding headings) via the Navigator. <a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-sidebar.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48058\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-sidebar-700x465.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-sidebar-700x465.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-sidebar-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-sidebar-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-sidebar.webp 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a> For Calc, it now supports importing\/exporting <code>connections.xml<\/code> in OOXML, features a &#8216;Handle Duplicate Records&#8217; dialog to select\/remove duplicate records in Calc. And, it added &#8220;Summary below data&#8221; option to the Subtotals dialog, new sheet protection options related to Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts and AutoFilters, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/calc-handleduplicate.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48059\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/calc-handleduplicate.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/calc-handleduplicate.webp 439w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/calc-handleduplicate-300x273.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a> For Impress, the Interaction dialog (click actions) is now async. It also features per-paragraph semi-transparent shape text in Impress&#8217; SVG export, and soft edge and glow effects are in text frame objects. Other changes include &#8220;<code>Current Module Only<\/code>&#8221; option in the &#8216;Files -&gt; Recent Documents&#8217; menu (enabled by default), as well as: <a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-currentmode.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48056\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-currentmode.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-currentmode.webp 542w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/libreoffice-currentmode-300x159.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remember state of option &#8220;Insert image from file -&gt; Linked&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Draw app support for clipping stroke paths in imported PDFs<\/li>\n<li>Support for pasting HTML strikethrough formatting.<\/li>\n<li>Read and write support for ODF version 1.4.<\/li>\n<li>Enhance the <code>NOW()<\/code> scripting function to support sub-seconds precision.<\/li>\n<li>Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 support are deprecated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more about LibreOffice 25.2, see the official <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.documentfoundation.org\/ReleaseNotes\/25.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release note<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Install LibreOffice 25.2.0<\/h3>\n<p>The official pre-build packages for Linux, MacOS, and Windows are available to download via the link below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.libreoffice.org\/download\/download-libreoffice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download LibreOffice<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><del datetime=\"2025-02-06T13:00:06+00:00\">At the moment of writing, the download page still provides 24.8.x<\/del>, user may choose to grab the 25.2.x from <a href=\"https:\/\/downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org\/libreoffice\/old\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this page<\/a> instead. For Ubuntu user who prefer the native <code>.deb<\/code> package, the best choice it the <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~libreoffice\/+archive\/ubuntu\/ppa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LibreOffice PPA<\/a>. However, it usually has few weeks delay for the new release series. To add the PPA and install\/upgrade libreoffice, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice\/ppa<\/pre>\n<pre>sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<pre>sudo apt install libreoffice<\/pre>\n<p>For choice, Linux user may choose install the Flatpak package mentioned at the beginning of this page. Linux Mint 21\/22 can search &amp; install it from Software Manager, while Ubuntu user may run the 2 commands below one by one instead:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n<pre>flatpak install https:\/\/dl.flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/org.libreoffice.LibreOffice.flatpakref<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LibreOffice, the popular free open-source office suite, rolls out the new 25.2.0 release! LibreOffice 25.2 is the third release series after switched to date-based version numbering system. The official Flatpak package has been updated for all Linux users, though the announcement is not ready yet at the moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1009,209],"class_list":["post-48054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-libreoffice","tag-office"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}