From f2b59d7ff20b2744981f99f714cce8d30babda57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aiden Gerbrandt Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 18:19:19 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] added LibreOffice --- Software/LibreOffice.md | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Software/M365.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 Software/LibreOffice.md diff --git a/Software/LibreOffice.md b/Software/LibreOffice.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4e7ce5c --- /dev/null +++ b/Software/LibreOffice.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +# LibreOffice +LibreOffice is the global standard for Open-Source Office Software. + +It is a cross-platform suite of software containing the following applications: + +- Writer + - Document creation and editing. Similar to Word. +- Calc + - Spreadsheet work, similar to Excel. +- Impress + - Designing Presentations, similar to Powerpoint. +- Draw + - Diagram designer, similar to Visio, but also good for editing PDFs. +- Base + - Database frontend, similar to Access, can interact with an number of the most popular databases engines. +- Few others such a formula or chart designers, which are also integrated into other LibreOffice apps. + +## Install +LibreOffice is installed by default on many distribution. + +If it isn't you can probably use your system's graphical software manager to install it. + +To install via command-line you can do the following: +### Flatpak (universal) +If you wish to install through flatpak ensure flatpak is setup, see [Flatpak](../Tools/Flatpak.md) for details if not. +```sh +flatpak install flathub org.libreoffice.LibreOffice +``` + +### Arch-based +```sh +sudo pacman -S libreoffice-fresh +``` + +### Debian/Mint/Ubuntu +```sh +sudo apt update +sudo apt install libreoffice +``` + +### Fedora +```sh +sudo dnf install libreoffice +``` diff --git a/Software/M365.md b/Software/M365.md index f029380..aae739a 100644 --- a/Software/M365.md +++ b/Software/M365.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ However, web versions of the Microsoft office suite (Teams, Word, Powerpoint, Sh When local (offline) Office Suite is desired or required there are a few options that work well on Linux. -My personal recommendation is [Libre Office](LibreOffice.mb), it is the global standard for Open-Source Office Software, it provides similar programs that can function as direct replacements for the Microsoft Suite. It is primarily built to utilise the OpenDocument Formats, but is entirely capable of opening and saving to the Microsoft Office formats. +My personal recommendation is [Libre Office](LibreOffice.md), it is the global standard for Open-Source Office Software, it provides similar programs that can function as direct replacements for the Microsoft Suite. It is primarily built to utilise the OpenDocument Formats, but is entirely capable of opening and saving to the Microsoft Office formats. I generally recommend (be it M365 or LibreOffice) exporting documents to PDF before submitting something for an assignment, as it is a universal format and ensure there are no issues of content being loaded in a different way.