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Title: Install LibreOffice 6 from Ubuntu Terminal with Snap
Post by: rsutter on March 13, 2018, 05:41:32 PM
Hello All,
Here is how to install LibreOffice 6 from the Ubuntu Terminal with Snap
Open the Terminal (At the Ubuntu desktop, hold down the Ctrl key and press t)
Enter the next line
sudo snap install libreoffice

To launch LibreOffice 6 type the next line at the Terminal
/snap/bin/libreoffice

Simply typing libreoffice will launch an earlier version of the program.

Ralph Sutter
Title: Re: Install LibreOffice 6 from Ubuntu Terminal with Snap
Post by: Alan J. Raul on March 14, 2018, 10:46:05 AM
I am currently running Ubuntu Mate 17.10.1 on my laptop. I was going to try Ralph's snap suggestion and found that LibreOffice had already automatically been updated to the latest version.

The April SLOLUG topic will be Snaps.

Snaps are containerized software packages that are simple to create and install. They auto-update and are safe to run. And because they bundle their dependencies, they work on all major Linux systems without modification.
https://snapcraft.io/ (https://snapcraft.io/)

Find snaps for Linux
https://snapcraft.io/store (https://snapcraft.io/store)

Some snaps...

LibreOffice - is a powerful office suite including word processing and creation of spreadsheets, slideshows and databases.
https://www.libreoffice.org/download/snap/ (https://www.libreoffice.org/download/snap/)
https://snapcraft.io/libreoffice (https://snapcraft.io/libreoffice)

VLC - is the VideoLAN project's media player. VLC plays every multimedia file and streams.
https://snapcraft.io/vlc (https://snapcraft.io/vlc)

Skype -  instant message, voice or video call – all for free, no matter what device they use Skype on. Skype is available on phones, tablets, PCs, Macs and Linux.
https://snapcraft.io/skype (https://snapcraft.io/skype)

Pencilsheep - is a free professional image editor with full GPU acceleration.
https://snapcraft.io/pencilsheep (https://snapcraft.io/pencilsheep)

Spotify - Stream the tracks you love instantly, browse the charts or fire up readymade playlists in every genre and mood. Radio plays you great song after great song, based on your music taste. Discover new music too, with awesome playlists built just for you.
https://snapcraft.io/spotify (https://snapcraft.io/spotify)