Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3 the most recent stable release, is the leading open-source office productivity software suite comprising of word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. OpenOffice supports localized versions in more than 120 languages; those that are 100% translated and maintained are officially released. Before we install Apache OpenOffice on Ubuntu, lets take a look at its features.
Apache OpenOffice Features
- Cross platform (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X)
- 170+ Languages
- Extensions and Templates available
- Commercial support available
- New Sidebar
- Interoperability Improvements for Text Documents, Spreadhseet Documents, Presentation Documents and OOXML file format in general
- DrawObject Improvements/Enhancements
- New Color Palette, Gradients, as well as Gallery Themes and Gallery enhancements
- Refined the Selection Handles User Interface
- Refined Selection Visualization
- Better Print Preview
- Enhanced conversion to Bitmap Graphics
- Enhanced Copy/Paste, as well as Drag&Drop
- Adapt LineStart/End to LineWidth
- SVG Export enhancements
- SVG/Metafile Break & SVG Import improvements
- Picture Crop mode offers preview
- Unified visualization of ColorPalette popup
- Transparency support for pixel formats (PNG)
- Connectors support rotation
- Corrected Hatch fill style visualization
- Better gradient support in metafiles
- Calc and Chart Improvements/Enhancements
- Support relative Pie Chart Height
- New Functions: AVERAGEIFS, COUNTIFS, SUMIFS, XOR, LEFTB, RIGHTB, LENB, MIDB and RAND (reimplemented to use the Mersenne-Twister algorithm)
- Extensions Improvements/Enhancement
- New Toolbar management
- Unified menu API
- Performance Improvements/Enhancements
- Many resource leaks were fixed
- Speedup of Graphic Rendering
- Additional Language Support
- Changes that Impact Backwards Compatibility
- Module binfilter removed (legacy StarOffice file formats (.sdw, .sdc, .sdd, etc.)
- Python support updated
- Support for system C++ STL
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3 Changelog
- Key security vulnerability fixes
- Updated dictionaries
- Set default currency to Euro in Lithuanian locale
- Support for new language dictionaries
- Numerous bug fixes, including installer as well as database support on Mac OS X, as weell as
- Enhancements to the build tools (for developers)
- [The complete list of features and enhancements are available in the release notes]
How to install Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3 on Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04
- Uninstall any previously installed version from the system
sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice* libexttextcat-data* sudo apt-get autoremove
- Now proceed with the installation of Apache OpenOffice
32bit OS
wget http://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/project/openofficeorg.mirror/4.1.3/binaries/en-US/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.3_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz tar -xvf Apache_OpenOffice*.tar.gz sudo dpkg -i en-US/DEBS/*.deb sudo dpkg -i en-US/DEBS/desktop-integration/*.deb
64bit OS
wget http://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/project/openofficeorg.mirror/4.1.3/binaries/en-US/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.3_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz tar -xvf Apache_OpenOffice*.tar.gz sudo dpkg -i en-US/DEBS/*.deb sudo dpkg -i en-US/DEBS/desktop-integration/*.deb
How to remove Apache OpenOffice
sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice* libexttextcat-data*
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