Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, LibreOffice is a popular is a office suite, being available on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X systems. The latest version available is LibreOffice 4.3 Beta 2, which has been recently released. For information about the features integrated in version 4.3, see the release notes.
In this article I will show you how to install LibreOffice 4.3 Beta 2 on Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva and other derivative systems.
Because it is not available via any repository, we have to download the pre-compiled binaries from the official site, extract the archive and install the rpm packages inside. Follow the instructions for you system and architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install LibreOffice 4.3.0 Beta 2 on 32 bit Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva and derivative systems:
$ wget download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/testing/4.3.0/rpm/x86/LibreOfficeDev_4.3.0.0.beta2_Linux_x86_rpm.tar.gz
$ tar -xzvf LibreOfficeDev_4.3.0.0.beta2_Linux_x86_rpm.tar.gz
$ cd LibreOfficeDev_4.3.0.0.beta2_Linux_x86_rpm/RPM
$ sudo rpm -i *.rpm
Optional, to remove LibreOffice 4.3 Beta 2, on Fedora and CentOS do:
$ sudo yum remove libreoffice*
Optional, to remove LibreOffice 4.3 Beta 2, on OpenSUSE do:
$ sudo zypper remove libreoffice*
Optional, to remove LibreOffice 4.3 Beta 2, on Mageia OpenMandriva and ROSA Desktop, do:
$ sudo urmpe libreoffice*
How to install LibreOffice 4.3.0 Beta 2 on 64 bit Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva and derivative systems:
$ wget download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/testing/4.3.0/rpm/x86_64/LibreOfficeDev_4.3.0.0.beta2_Linux_x86-64_rpm.tar.gz
$ tar -xzvf LibreOfficeDev_4.3.0.0.beta2_Linux_x86-64_rpm.tar.gz
$ cd LibreOfficeDev_4.3.0.0.beta2_Linux_x86-64_rpm/RPMS
$ sudo rpm -i *.rpm
Optional, to remove LibreOffice 4.3 Beta2 , on Fedora and CentOS do:
$ sudo yum remove libreoffice*
Optional, to remove LibreOffice 4.3 Beta 2, on OpenSUSE do:
$ sudo zypper remove libreoffice*
Optional, to remove LibreOffice 4.3 Beta 2, on Mageia OpenMandriva and ROSA Desktop, do:
$ sudo urmpe libreoffice*