Switching from MX Linux's LibreOffice deb to the official Flatpak version [Solved]

[Danathar]

Does MX Linux does anything special with the LibreOffice packages compared to the official upstream versions?

I'm interested in uninstalling the current .deb version I have and replacing it with the official Flatpak version from flathub (so i get the latest versions).

Before I do that, I wanted to check if switching would cause any issues or if I would lose any MX Linux-specific customizations. Specifically, about whether MX Linux patches or customizes LibreOffice in any way, do they include any extra features or integrations that the upstream Flatpak would be missing? I'm currently running MX KDE AHS. I'd be surprised if there were any patches, but maybe some desktop integrations? (if any?)

Thanks!

[bassplayer69]

You can uninstall the version that comes with MX Linux and then install the latest and greatest .deb version off of their web site. Easy to do and that's what I do here.

[Danathar]

You can uninstall the version that comes with MX Linux and then install the latest and greatest .deb version off of their web site. Easy to do and that's what I do here.

So just

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sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice*

?

I started to do that and then stopped when I saw how many packages get uninstalled.

[bassplayer69]

You can do it that way or use the MX Package Installer. Yes, there are A LOT of packages that make up LibreOffice. Once you uninstall it, you can use either the flatpak or the .deb route.

[dolphin_oracle]

we make no changes to libreoffice.

[Danathar]

we make no changes to libreoffice.

Thanks!

[CharlesV]

I am going to also suggest that you install that .deb from libreoffice - because there ARE programs on my machines that require libreoffice installed!

AND.. I also have found that if I install a NEW version from the libreoffice downloads and THEN remove the older version, i do not have as many applications that complain or I have to reinstall. ( Cario-dock for one, and I forget the other three, but there were four that were removed when I removed libreoffice first.)

To find what is installed and remove the old libre, you can use the following to find the specific installed version and then remove just it.

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apt list libreoffice7*

SO for example: if you see libreoffice 7.4 installed and you just installed 7.6, then you can remove the 7.4 with

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apt purge libreoffice7.4*