{"id":9761,"date":"2020-01-29T16:55:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T16:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9761"},"modified":"2020-01-29T16:55:10","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T16:55:10","slug":"libreoffice-6-4-released-ubuntu-ppa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/01\/libreoffice-6-4-released-ubuntu-ppa\/","title":{"rendered":"LibreOffice Office Suite 6.4 Released [Ubuntu PPA]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/libreoffice-logo245.png\" alt=\"LibreOffice\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5168\" \/><\/p>\n<p>LibreOffice, Ubuntu pre-installed office suite, released version 6.4 today as the latest &#8220;fresh&#8221; version.<\/p>\n<p>LibreOffice 6.4.0 so far is recommended for technology enthusiasts, which contains new features and program enhancements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.documentfoundation.org\/ReleaseNotes\/6.4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LibreOffice 6.4<\/a> release highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Option to mark comments as resolved in Writer<\/li>\n<li>Possible to comment on Writer images and charts<\/li>\n<li>btLr text direction in Writer.<\/li>\n<li>Allow-overlap shape property in Writer<\/li>\n<li>Export Calc files to PDF with all pages on a sheet as one page in the PDF.<\/li>\n<li>Add &#8216;Remove Hyperlink&#8217; to context menu in Impress<\/li>\n<li>Add &#8216;Consolidate Text&#8217; which combines multiple selected textboxes into one<\/li>\n<li>Access2Base callable from Python<\/li>\n<li>Doc, DocX, PPT, PPTX, Excel 2003 XML import\/export improvements.<\/li>\n<li>Draw MIME type icon overlay on thumbnails at the start center<\/li>\n<li>Add new &#8216;Table&#8217; sidebar panel to Writer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to Install the Latest LibreOffice in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>Open terminal either by pressing <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard or by searching for &#8216;terminal&#8217; from application menu. When it opens, run following commands one by one.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.)<\/b> Add <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~libreoffice\/+archive\/ubuntu\/ppa\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LibreOffice Fresh PPA<\/a>. <i>It contains v6.3.4 at the moment, and <u>v6.4 packages will be available in a few days<\/u>.<\/i><\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice\/ppa<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/libreoffice-ppa-bionic-600x81.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"81\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/libreoffice-ppa-bionic-600x81.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/libreoffice-ppa-bionic-450x60.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/libreoffice-ppa-bionic.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For enterprises, the mature &#8220;still&#8221; version (v6.3 so far) of LibreOffice is recommended. See <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~libreoffice\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>2.)<\/b> Once the official PPA updated with the new packages, you&#8217;re able to upgrade the office suite through the <i>Software Updater<\/i> utility:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/upgrade-libreoffice6-450x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/upgrade-libreoffice6-450x333.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/upgrade-libreoffice6-600x444.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/upgrade-libreoffice6.jpg 693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Uninstall:<\/h4>\n<p>You can either remove the LibreOffice PPA via <b>Software &#038; Updates<\/b> utility under <b>Other Software<\/b> tab,<\/p>\n<p>or purge the PPA which also downgrade LibreOffice to the default pre-installed version via command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:libreoffice\/ppa<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LibreOffice, Ubuntu pre-installed office suite, released version 6.4 today as the latest &#8220;fresh&#8221; version. LibreOffice 6.4.0 so far is recommended for technology enthusiasts, which contains new features and program enhancements. 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