{"id":8639,"date":"2019-02-12T13:50:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T13:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=8639"},"modified":"2019-02-12T13:50:55","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T13:50:55","slug":"install-wps-office-snap-ubuntu-18-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/02\/install-wps-office-snap-ubuntu-18-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Microsoft Office-like WPS Office via Snap in Ubuntu 18.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/wps-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8641\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alternative to the default LibreOffice, <b>WPS office<\/b> is an office suite with user interface similar to <b>Microsoft Office<\/b>, and supports Microsoft document formats.<\/p>\n<p>WPS Office is developed by Zhuhai-based Chinese software developer Kingsoft. The office suite is made up of <b>WPS Writer<\/b>, <b>WPS Presentation<\/b>, and <b>WPS Spreadsheet<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/wps-office-suite.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/wps-office-suite-600x319.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"319\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/wps-office-suite-600x319.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/wps-office-suite-450x239.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/wps-office-suite-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/wps-office-suite.jpg 1444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though there&#8217;s official Ubuntu packages available in the <a href=\"http:\/\/wps-community.org\/downloads\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WPS download<\/a> page, the snap (containerized software package) make it easier to install WPS in <b>Ubuntu 18.04<\/b> and higher.<\/p>\n<p>Simply open Ubuntu Software, search for <code>WPS<\/code> and you&#8217;ll see 3 packages available.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/wps-softwarecenter-1-600x362.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"362\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/wps-softwarecenter-1-600x362.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/wps-softwarecenter-1-450x272.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/wps-softwarecenter-1-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/wps-softwarecenter-1.jpg 894w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All the 3 snap packages are the latest (10.1.0.6757 at the moment) and maintained by community. Choose install one you preferred.<\/p>\n<p>Once installed, launch it from application menu and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/launch-wps-450x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"196\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/launch-wps-450x196.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/launch-wps.jpg 553w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition, for Ubuntu 16.04 who want to install WPS snap package, run command in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:None;\">sudo apt install snapd && sudo snap install wps-office<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alternative to the default LibreOffice, WPS office is an office suite with user interface similar to Microsoft Office, and supports Microsoft document formats. WPS Office is developed by Zhuhai-based Chinese software developer Kingsoft. The office suite is made up of WPS Writer, WPS Presentation, and WPS Spreadsheet. 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