Can I use an older version of LibreOffice?

Quantal has 3.6. I feel that the new version is heavier - at least for my specs. (Beside having this problem).

How could I install an older version of LibreOffice?

Solution 1:

I haven't done this, but you should be able to

1. Uninstall the current version using Ubuntu Software center or sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-core

2. Then go to either:

   • this page for the latest stable versions of the two current branches;
   • this list of older LibreOffice versions;
   • or this page for even older versions of OpenOffice;
   • and download the .deb package for your environment.

3. Then install using sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb

Source for the full list of older LibreOffice versions is this ask.libreoffice answer.

Solution 2:

Old (and magically also most new) versions at:

• http://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/

Be careful to download from /deb folder.

After download:

1. extract archive.
2. go in the /DEBS folder.
3. "open in terminal" or alt+ctrl+t
4. cd ~/home/monos/Downloads/LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb
5. sudo dpkg -i *.deb

well done! libreoffice is installed!