How to Install the Latest LibreOffice Version on CentOS 8

This guide explains how to install the Latest LibreOffice Version on CentOS 8, with clear steps, practical tips, and important checks before you begin.

In this article, you will learn how to install LibreOffice on CentOS 8. At the time of writing this article, the latest version of LibreOffice 6.4.3 is available for installation.

Install the latest version of LibreOffice on CentOS 8

To install LibreOffice 6.4.3, you need to perform the following steps on CentOS 8:

Step 1. Download the rpm Linux file

Open the official website for the LibreOffice toolkit and click the Download Now button to download the file. https://www. libreoffice. org/

You can also select download option from the top menu bar.

Now, select and download the rpm package from the drop-down list according to the available system parameters (i. e. select 32 bit or 64 bit). Here, the article is using a 64-bit system, so for example, choose a 64-bit (rpm) Linux package to install:

Select and download the rpm package from the drop-down list

Click the Download button to download the package.

Click the Download button

When you click the Download button, the following dialog box opens in the window. Here, select the Save file option and click OK.

You can check your download progress as follows:

You can check your download progress

Step 2. Open Terminal

After the download is complete, now, open the Terminal application using Ctrl+ Alt+ T, or quick launch apps from the launcher:

Launch the application

Step 3. Navigate the directory

Now navigate to the directory where you saved the downloaded file. To accomplish this purpose, execute the following command:

$ cd Downloads

List all files of this directory with the command ls:

List all files of this directory with the ls command

Step 4. Extract downloaded packages

Extract the downloaded package with the command tar:

$ tar -xvf LibreOffice_6.4.3_Linux_x86-64_rpm.tar.gz

It will take some time to extract all the files from the zipped package. Now you can verify that the extraction has been completed. Therefore, again, please list the items in the Downloads folder .

Step 5. Install LibreOffice 6.4.3

After extracting the downloaded package, you will have a folder in which you can find a folder or subfolder called RPMS. Now, you need to execute the following commands to install all rpm files:

// Directory navigation $ cd LibreOffice_6.4.3.2_Linux_x86-64_rpm $ cd RPMS // installation of LibreOffice 6.4.3 $ yum localinstall *.rpm

Install all rpm files

The user prompt will ask you to confirm the installation of all packages. Please press Yand Enterto confirm the installation.

After a period of time, you should see the installation is completed on the system.

Step 6. Launch LibreOffice 6.4.3

After installation is complete, you can now launch LibreOffice 6.4.3 through the application launcher. Click Activities and enter LibreOffice (or the first few characters) in the search bar. You should see the LibreOffice icon displayed in search results. Select this icon and click it:

Click on the LibreOffice icon

After clicking on the LibreOffice icon , you will see the following window on your system:

This is the initial interface displayed on every new LibreOffice installation.

The interface is initially displayed on every new LibreOffice installation

Congratulations! LibreOffice has been successfully installed on your CentOS 8 system.