{"id":9355,"date":"2019-02-09T20:51:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T20:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=9355"},"modified":"2019-02-10T02:28:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T02:28:26","slug":"libreoffice-is-dropping-32-bit-support-after-version-6-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/02\/09\/libreoffice-is-dropping-32-bit-support-after-version-6-2\/","title":{"rendered":"LibreOffice is Dropping 32-bit Support After Version 6.2"},"content":{"rendered":"

LibreOffice is my favorite office suite as a free and powerful alternative to Microsoft Office tools on Linux<\/a>. Even when I use my Windows machine \u2013 I prefer to have LibreOffice installed instead of Microsoft Office tools any day.<\/p>\n

Now, with the recent LibreOffice<\/a> 6.2 update, there\u2019s a lot of good stuff to talk about along with a bad news.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s New in LibreOffice 6.2?<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s have a quick look at the major new features in the latest release of LibreOffice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new NotebookBar<\/h3>\n

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A new addition to the interface that is optional and not enabled by default. In order to enable it, go to View -> User Interface -> Tabbed.<\/p>\n

You can either set it as a tabbed layout or a grouped compact layout.<\/p>\n

While it is not something that is mind blowing \u2013 but it still counts as a significant user interface update considering a variety of user preferences.<\/p>\n

Icon Theme<\/h3>\n

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A new set of icons is now available to choose from. I will definitely utilize the new set of icons \u2013 they look good!<\/p>\n

Platform Compatibility<\/h3>\n

With the new update, the compatibility has been improved across all the platforms (Mac, Windows, and Linux).<\/p>\n

Performance Improvements<\/h3>\n

This shouldn\u2019t concern you if you didn\u2019t have any issues. But, still, the better they work on this \u2013 it is a win-win for all.<\/p>\n

They have removed unnecessary animations, worked on latency reduction, avoided repeated re-layout, and more such things to improve the performance.<\/p>\n

More fixes and improvements<\/h3>\n

A lot of bugs have been fixed in this new update along with little tweaks here and there for all the tools (Writer, Calc, Draw, Impress).<\/p>\n

To get to know all the technical details, you should check out their release notes.
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The Sad News: Dropping the support for 32-bit<\/h2>\n

Of course, this is not a feature. But, this was bound to happen \u2013 because it was anticipated a few months ago. LibreOffice will no more provide 32-bit binary releases.<\/p>\n

This is inevitable. Ubuntu has dropped 32-bit support<\/a>. Many other Linux distributions have also stopped supporting 32-bit processors. The number of Linux distributions still supporting a <\/a>32-bit<\/a> architecture<\/a> is fast dwindling.<\/p>\n

Installing LibreOffice 6.2<\/h2>\n

\"Libre<\/p>\n

Your Linux distribution should be providing this update sooner or later.<\/p>\n

Arch-based Linux users should be getting it already while Ubuntu and Debian users would have to wait a bit longer.<\/p>\n

If you cannot wait, you can either download<\/a> the deb file<\/a> or use this official PPA:<\/p>\n

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice\/ppa
\nsudo apt update
\nsudo apt install libreoffice<\/p>\n

Wrapping Up<\/h2>\n

LibreOffice 6.2 is definitely a major step up to keep it as a better alternative to Microsoft Office for Linux users.<\/p>\n

Do you happen to use LibreOffice? Do these updates matter to you? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n

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Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LibreOffice is my favorite office suite as a free and powerful alternative to Microsoft Office tools on Linux. Even when I use my Windows machine \u2013 I prefer to have LibreOffice installed instead of Microsoft Office tools any day. Now, with the recent LibreOffice 6.2 update, there\u2019s a lot of good stuff to talk about … <\/p>\n

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