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Ubuntu 16.04 - Install LibreOffice 5.2.x

To install a much more recent version of LibreOffice on Ubuntu 16.04 simply execute the command below:

curl -s https://scripts.programster.org/scripts/22?output=raw | bash

... or copy, paste, and execute the following script manually.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa && sudo apt update
sudo apt remove libreoffice-gtk -y
sudo apt dist-upgrade -y && sudo apt install libreoffice-gtk2 libreoffice-gnome -y

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Last updated: 16th June 2021
First published: 16th August 2018

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I'm a freelance web developer and technology consultant based in Surrey, UK, with over 10 years experience in web development, DevOps, Linux Administration, and IT solutions.

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