Apache OpenOffice for Ubuntu. Install Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 on Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint, Debian and Derivatives.
Apache OpenOffice is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 brings stability fixes, bug fixes and enhancements. All users of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.1 or earlier are advised to upgrade.
Main improvements include:
- Bug fixes in Writer, Calc, Impress/Draw, Base.
- Better WebDAV and file locking support: OpenOffice is now able to properly interact with Microsoft Sharepoint. These enhancements were funded, and contributed upstream, by the Emilia-Romagna regional administration (Italy), where OpenOffice was adopted a few years ago.
- Redesign of the PDF export dialog for better usability on small laptop screens.
- Updates of underlying libraries, for better performance and increased security.
- Security vulnerability fixes, with details eventually disclosed at the security announcements page.
Install Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 on Linux Systems
Please note that you will require JRE (Java Runtime Environment) 1.5 and Kernel 2.6 or higher and glibc2 2.11 or higher to install Apache OpenOffice on Linux Ubuntu Systems. If your system doesn’t have Java installed on it, you can run the following command to install Java on Debian and its derivatives:
$ sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jre
Once Java installed, run the following command to verify the version of Java installed.
$ java -version
Before you begin the installation, you will have to remove the already installed versions of either OpenOffice and LibreOffice software on your Ubuntu System. Open the Terminal and run the following commands to remove the already installed versions of either openoffice and libreoffice software:
sudo apt-get remove libreoffice* openoffice*
sudo apt-get autoremove
Please restart your system before you begin the fresh installation.
Install Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 on 32-bit Systems:
sudo cd /tmp
sudo wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/4.1.2/binaries/en-US/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvf Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz
sudo dpkg -i en-US/DEBS/*.deb en-US/DEBS/desktop-integration/openoffice4.1-debian-*.deb
Install Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 on 64-bit Systems:
sudo cd /tmp
sudo wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/4.1.2/binaries/en-US/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.2_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvf Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.2_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz
sudo dpkg -i en-US/DEBS/*.deb en-US/DEBS/desktop-integration/openoffice4.1-debian-*.deb
Once installed, you can open Apache OpenOffice from Ubuntu Dash or via Terminal (run openoffice4 in Terminal and press Enter ).