How do you install libreoffice. yum install libreoffice did not do it, doing a search on “CentOS 8 install libreoffice” did not provide anything. Thanks
Jerry
9 thoughts on - C8 Install Libreoffice
There is no single package libreoffice in CentOS 8. Instead there are several packages for each libreoffice component like libreoffice-calc, libreoffice-draw and so on.
You may like to install all of them by executing
yum group install “Office Suite and Productivity”
Best regards Ulf
Alternatively you may like to learn how to use your package manager to get answers to your questions.
…snip
# yum search libreoffice
… snap…
The RHEL 8 Release Notes mention several package managers. Yum3, the older python-based version we have known, yum4, also python but based on the dnf backend, and dnf.
I assume there is a /usr/bin/yum. Is it yum3 or yum4?
Is yum4 really dnf in disguise?
Or is it something intermediate between yum3 and dnf?
Jon
/usr/bin/yum is a symlink to dnf-3.
Well, libreoffice packages ARE in AppStream, and a ‘yum list|grep
^libreoffice shows a bunch, but there’s no blanket ‘libreoffice’
package, you’ll need to install each component.
There’s some funniness with the groups though:
# yum group list Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:45 ago on Sun 29 Sep 2019 21:52:39
BST. Available Environment Groups:
Server with GUI
Server
Minimal Install
KDE Plasma Workspaces
Virtualization Host
Custom Operating System Installed Environment Groups:
Workstation Available Groups:
Container Management
.NET Core Development
RPM Development Tools
Smart Card Support
Development Tools
Graphical Administration Tools
Headless Management
Legacy UNIX Compatibility
Network Servers
Scientific Support
Security Tools
System Tools
Fedora Packager
Can’t see qny sort of office there, however when I do
# yum group info “office*”
all the expected LibreOffice stuff is there.
yum group list –hidden
Best regards Ulf
At least on CentOS 7, hidden is not an option but a keyword:
yum group list hidden
jl
You never stop learning. For the last 10 years (my old cluster came with 5.3) I’ve tended to think that groups were a “nice idea” that no-one ever bothered to implement properly. I never realised that all the interesting groups were hidden! Thank goodness for “yum search” and for C5 “yum list | grep”.
9 thoughts on - C8 Install Libreoffice
There is no single package libreoffice in CentOS 8. Instead there are several packages for each libreoffice component like libreoffice-calc, libreoffice-draw and so on.
You may like to install all of them by executing
yum group install “Office Suite and Productivity”
Best regards Ulf
Alternatively you may like to learn how to use your package manager to get answers to your questions.
…snip
# yum search libreoffice
… snap…
The RHEL 8 Release Notes mention several package managers. Yum3, the older python-based version we have known, yum4, also python but based on the dnf backend, and dnf.
I assume there is a /usr/bin/yum. Is it yum3 or yum4?
Is yum4 really dnf in disguise?
Or is it something intermediate between yum3 and dnf?
Jon
/usr/bin/yum is a symlink to dnf-3.
Well, libreoffice packages ARE in AppStream, and a ‘yum list|grep
^libreoffice shows a bunch, but there’s no blanket ‘libreoffice’
package, you’ll need to install each component.
There’s some funniness with the groups though:
# yum group list Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:45 ago on Sun 29 Sep 2019 21:52:39
BST. Available Environment Groups:
Server with GUI
Server
Minimal Install
KDE Plasma Workspaces
Virtualization Host
Custom Operating System Installed Environment Groups:
Workstation Available Groups:
Container Management
.NET Core Development
RPM Development Tools
Smart Card Support
Development Tools
Graphical Administration Tools
Headless Management
Legacy UNIX Compatibility
Network Servers
Scientific Support
Security Tools
System Tools
Fedora Packager
Can’t see qny sort of office there, however when I do
# yum group info “office*”
all the expected LibreOffice stuff is there.
yum group list –hidden
Best regards Ulf
At least on CentOS 7, hidden is not an option but a keyword:
yum group list hidden
jl
You never stop learning. For the last 10 years (my old cluster came with 5.3) I’ve tended to think that groups were a “nice idea” that no-one ever bothered to implement properly. I never realised that all the interesting groups were hidden! Thank goodness for “yum search” and for C5 “yum list | grep”.