Use the commands shown below: cd en-US/DEBS Change to this directory and install OpenOffice. Once extracted a folder called en-US will added to your system. Now extract the archived file tar xvf Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.13_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_ Java version '1.8.0_342' Step 3: Installing OpenOffice on Linux Mint 21ĭownload the latest version of OpenOffice from Apache official website. Press to keep the current choice, or type selection number: 2Ĭonfirm the current java default version $ java -version * 1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/bin/java 1111 manual modeĢ /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java 1081 manual mode There are 2 choices for the alternative java (providing /usr/bin/java).Ġ /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/bin/java 1111 auto mode

Set Java 8 to default by running the below commands. Java-8-oracle 1081 /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle To set default java version on Linux Mint 21, first list all the installed Java versions. If you have more than one version of Java, choose Java 8 as the default. Sudo apt autoremove Step 2: Install java 8 on Linux Mint 21įor full Apache OpenOffice functionality we need to install Java Runtime Environment. To completely remove Libre Office on Linux Mint 21, just run the below commands: sudo apt remove -purge libreoffice* Step 1: Unistall LibreOffice in Linux Mint 21

Before we install and download, let us first remove the existing Libre Office in Linux Mint 21. OpenOffice is available for Download on the Apache official website. Install Apache OpenOffice on Linux Mint 21 With OpenOffice, we get the below features: OpenOffice has its own file formats and is able to read and save Microsoft Office applications file formats. OpenOffice is an open source free alternative to Microsoft office and LibreOffice.

If you are looking for a guide to install OpenOffice on Linux Mint 21, you are in the right place.

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