How to install LibreOffice 5.1 on Ubuntu 16.04


Today we are looking at how to install LibreOffice 6.1 on Ubuntu 16.04.  This will work on all Debian based distros, like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Deepin, Elementary OS, etc.

There are also alternative methods, via PPA or snap packages.

The PPA will always keep your default version of LibreOffice up to date via the normal system updates.

The snap version will also give you an extra version of LibreOffice but you will also have the latest version of LibreOffice.

Commands Used:
1) Download from the website, as seen in the video:
Command Used:
sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Download Link:
https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/ 

2) As PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

About PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ubuntu/ppa 

3) As Snap
sudo snap install libreoffice

About Snap:
https://snapcraft.io/libreoffice 

Official Site:
https://www.libreoffice.org

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