Can't uninstall LibreOffice

[Huckleberry Finn]

I believe the proper way to remove the older version would be :
apt remove --purge libreoffice7.3*

...But , there's no such package: libreoffice7.3 (or .. libreofficeX.X.... )

[oops]

Try to do:

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su root 
# or
sudo apt-get purge libreoffice? libobasis?
# or only:
sudo apt-get purge libreoffice?

[Huckleberry Finn]

Try to do:

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su root 
# or
sudo apt-get purge libreoffice? libobasis?
# or only:
sudo apt-get purge libreoffice?

...But ...

su is enough, then no need to sudo (in fact no need to su or to be root) and that will purge all (including the 7.4)

[Huckleberry Finn]

So... If you like, this will be a clean job :

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sudo apt purge *libreoff* -y

Then:

[CyberGhost]

This is what worked for me: https://www.linuxexperten.com/content/h ... ibreoffice

I regularly check for updates for Libre Office and when I go to upgrade, I uninstall the old version first, then install the new version. I follow the install instructions from the README .txt file in the deb.tar.gz unzipped package and install via CLI. However, I do think there's a flatpak for Libre Office in MXPI which is usually the most up to date version. As far as uninstalling ,I use the commands listed in the above article and it has always worked for me. Hope this helps! Good luck!

[Huckleberry Finn]

The above will do it including:

However, to make sure you got all parts, run this command:

aptitude search '~i' | grep libreoffice

(Deliberately starting (not just ending) with * )


The 7.4.1 in the Debian Backports tab in MXPI is already the latest version :

[Stevo]

Thanks for your help. I've loaded 7.4 now but I've still got a 7.3 version that I'd rather get rid of.

Is that an entry in the menu? If so, does it actually start a separate 7.3 version? I still don't have enough information on your situation.
When you loaded 7.4, was that from backports?

[dolphin_oracle]

Thanks for your help. I've loaded 7.4 now but I've still got a 7.3 version that I'd rather get rid of.

Is that an entry in the menu? If so, does it actually start a separate 7.3 version? I still don't have enough information on your situation.
When you loaded 7.4, was that from backports?

its from libreoffice.org. see his post #1. I presume this: https://mirror.usi.edu/pub/tdf/libreoff ... deb.tar.gz

which has a bunch of debs inside a tarball.

[Stevo]

I'm just guessing, but that package may be "libreoffice7.4" instead of Debian's "libreoffice" metapackage, much like the Virtualbox situation with Oracle's and Debian's versions.

I thought the OP was going to dust off and nuke all the packages from orbit, then install 7.4 from backports to avoid this kind of mess.

[dolphin_oracle]

I'm just guessing, but that package may be "libreoffice7.4" instead of Debian's "libreoffice" metapackage, much like the Virtualbox situation with Oracle's and Debian's versions.

looking at the debs in the tarball, I believe you are correct. they all have 7.4 somewhere in the deb name.

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tar --file LibreOffice_7.4.1_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz --list
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice7.4-impress_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice7.4-draw_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice7.4-dict-es_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-extension-mediawiki-publisher_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-postgresql-sdbc_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-firebird_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-python-script-provider_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice7.4-base_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-en-us_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-math_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-ogltrans_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-base_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice7.4-dict-fr_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-extension-report-builder_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice7.4-ure_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice7.4-debian-menus_7.4.1-2_all.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-extension-beanshell-script-provider_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-core_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-graphicfilter_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-calc_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice7.4-math_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-images_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-kde-integration_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-onlineupdate_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice7.4-calc_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-gnome-integration_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-libreofficekit-data_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-writer_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice7.4-writer_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-ooofonts_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-impress_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-extension-nlpsolver_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-draw_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-pyuno_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-librelogo_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice7.4-en-us_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice7.4-dict-en_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice7.4_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-extension-pdf-import_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-xsltfilter_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-ooolinguistic_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis7.4-extension-javascript-script-provider_7.4.1.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/readmes/
LibreOffice_7.4.1.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/readmes/README_en-US