Download and install LibreOffice 5.0.0 RC3 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint Systems. Install LibreOffice 5.0.0 on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Linux Mint and Derivatives.
Install LibreOffice 5.0 RC3
Note: When you install LibreOffice 5.0.0 RC3:
- The Linux and Mac packages can be installed in parallel to LibreOffice 4.4, but not run simultaneously – documents will be opened in the version you’ve started first.
- The Windows package will update a previously installed version of LibreOffice
Install LibreOffice 5.0 RC3 on 32 Bit Ubuntu and Debian
Run the following commands in Terminal to install LibreOffice on 32 bit Ubuntu and Debian systems:
$ wget http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/testing/5.0.0/deb/x86/LibreOffice_5.0.0.3_Linux_x86_deb.tar.gz
$ tar -xzvf LibreOffice_5.0.0.3_Linux_x86_deb.tar.gz
$ cd LibreOffice_5.0.0.3_Linux_x86_deb/DEBS
$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb
Install LibreOffice 5.0 RC3 on 64 Bit Ubuntu and Debian
Run the following commands in Terminal to install LibreOffice on 64 bit Ubuntu and Debian systems:
$ wget http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/testing/5.0.0/deb/x86_64/LibreOffice_5.0.0.3_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz
$ tar -xzvf LibreOffice_5.0.0.3_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz
$ cd LibreOffice_5.0.0.3_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS
$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb
Once installed, open LibreOffice 5.0.0 from Ubuntu Dash. Search LibreOffice 5.0 and click on the icon to open it.
Uninstall LibreOffice 5.0.0 RC3
If you wish to uninstall and remove LibreOffice from 32/64 bit Ubuntu and Debian systems, run the following command:
$ sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*
Please note that the same installation instructions should also work on all the major Ubuntu Derivatives.