Here is a quick news for LibreOffice users. Version 3.5.4 has been released, and with increased performance. LibreOffice is an alternative productivity suite to Microsoft Office which is gaining followers, not just among Linux users, but Windows as well. This brief tutorial is going to show you how to upgrade to the latest released version in Ubuntu 12.04.

To read the full release notes, click here.

Objectives:

  • Upgrade to LibreOffice 3.5.4 in Ubuntu 12.04
  • Enjoy!

To get started, press Ctrl – Alt – T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the commands below to add its PPA.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa

 

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Finally, run the commands below to update and upgrade your system.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

 

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Enjoy!

 

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