libreoffice

LibreOffice 3.5.1 has just been released, fixing numerous bugs, aiming towards enhanced stability for both regular users and corporate environments.

Ubuntu's default office suite, LibreOffice, has been updated to version 3.5 and released days ago in Ubuntu 12.04, but for "older" Ubuntu version the 3.5 release was available only via manual download and installation.

The official PPA has just been updated with LibreOffice 3.5 (Lucid, Oneiric)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libreoffice libreoffice-gnome

LibreOffice is a huge open-source office suite, with numerous functionalities that need to be studied and learned in order to improve one's LibreOffice experience (especially when working on complex projects).

Of course, plenty of documentation is available on the web, but, there are situations when users are searching for a quick, yet "professional" answer for various reasons (a LibreOffice project can't be finished until the "x" issue is solved, the upgrade from 3.4.x to 3.5.x failed, is Microsoft Visio import available on LibreOffice?, etc).

LibreOffice 3.5 final has been released, after months of development and thousands of code commits, bringing Ubuntu's default office suite to a new level of features, stability and overall improvements.

What is new in LibreOffice 3.5?

Ubuntu's default office suite, LibreOffice, features a good-looking splash screen, nevertheless, there are always users who want to improve, adjust according to their taste, various applications.

The latest months are definitely a solid evidence that, regardless of how many LibreOffice releases are per week/month, every new version comes, at least, with a long list of bug fixes.

Although just days ago LibreOffice 3.4.5 was released, the developers have just pushed into the wild the first release candidate of the 3.5 series as mainly a bug fixes release.

LibreOffice 3.4.5 has been released as a bug fixes version targeted inside the 3.4.x family, aimed at improved stability.

Various crashes fixed, Calc optimizations, minor UI tweaks and a serious list of bug fixes make the 3.4.5 release suited for both users and corporate environments.

How do we install LibreOffice 3.4.5?
Add the following official PPA (Oneiric)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libreoffice libreoffice-gnome

Weeks ago, we presented the launch of LibreOffice 3.5 BETA 1, designed with testing in mind.

One of the fastest growing project in the open-source world, LibreOffice, has released the first BETA of the 3.5.x development cycle, aimed mainly for testing purposes.

While it doesn't come with visible changes in terms of UI or approach, there is a consistent number of bugs that have been addressed along with new features:

Lo-thumbnailer is a small but handy utility that transforms LibreOffice documents in good-looking thumbnails.

The app is compatible with all LibreOffice suite like Writer, Impress, Math, Draw and differentiate between their specific thumbnails by adding a bottom-right symbol (.odt files will have a small Writter icon on their thumbnail, etc), .doc files are also supported.

How do we install Lo-thumbnailer 0.3.1?
Add the following PPA (Oneiric)