Installing FreeOffice for Linux
FreeOffice contains a set of 64-bit applications that can be used with 64-bit (x86_64, amd64) Linux distributions. 32-bit distributions are not supported.
Installing FreeOffice
Open a shell or terminal window and enter these commands to install FreeOffice:
su -c "apt update && apt install -y curl" su -c "curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/install-softmaker-freeoffice-2024.sh | bash"
This also sets up the SoftMaker repository so that you receive service packs.
Open a shell or terminal window and enter these commands to install FreeOffice:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y curl curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/install-softmaker-freeoffice-2024.sh | sudo bash
This also sets up the SoftMaker repository so that you receive service packs.
Open a shell or terminal window and enter these commands to install FreeOffice:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y curl curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/install-softmaker-freeoffice-2024.sh | sudo bash
This also sets up the SoftMaker repository so that you receive service packs.
Open a shell or terminal window and enter these commands to install FreeOffice:
sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm curl curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/install-softmaker-freeoffice-2024.sh | sudo bash
The Manjaro package manager keeps FreeOffice up to date automatically.
Open a shell or terminal window and enter these commands to install FreeOffice:
sudo dnf install -y curl curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/install-softmaker-freeoffice-2024.sh | sudo bash
This also sets up the SoftMaker repository so that you receive service packs.
Open a shell or terminal window and enter these commands to install FreeOffice:
sudo zypper install -y curl curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/install-softmaker-freeoffice-2024.sh | sudo bash
This also sets up the SoftMaker repository so that you receive service packs.
If your Linux does not support the DEB or RPM package format, install FreeOffice as follows:
- Make sure that the program curl is installed.
- Open a shell with root rights using sudo -i or su - and enter the following command to install:
curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/install-softmaker-freeoffice-2024.sh | bash
Installing service packs
If you have enabled automatic upgrades in Linux with the unattended-upgrades package, FreeOffice service packs will be installed automatically.
Otherwise, update FreeOffice with the following command:
su -c "apt update && apt upgrade"
If you have enabled automatic upgrades in Linux with the unattended-upgrades package, FreeOffice service packs will be installed automatically.
Otherwise, update FreeOffice with the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
If you have enabled automatic upgrades in Linux with the unattended-upgrades package, FreeOffice service packs will be installed automatically.
Otherwise, update FreeOffice with the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
The Manjaro package manager keeps FreeOffice up to date automatically.
If you have enabled automatic upgrades in Linux with the dnf-automatic package, FreeOffice service packs will be installed automatically.
Otherwise, update FreeOffice with the following command:
sudo -E dnf upgrade
If you have enabled automatic upgrades in Linux, FreeOffice service packs will be installed automatically.
Otherwise, update FreeOffice with the following command:
sudo -E zypper update
If your Linux does not support DEB or RPM packages, install new revisions of FreeOffice by repeating the installation:
- Make sure that the program curl is installed.
- Open a shell with root rights using sudo -i or su - and enter the following command to install:
curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/install-softmaker-freeoffice-2024.sh | bash
Uninstalling FreeOffice
Open a shell or terminal window and enter the following commands to remove FreeOffice from your system:
su -c "apt update && apt install -y curl" su -c "curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/uninstall-softmaker-freeoffice-2024.sh | bash"
Open a shell or terminal window and enter the following commands to remove FreeOffice from your system:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y curl curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/uninstall-softmaker-freeoffice-2024.sh | sudo bash
Open a shell or terminal window and enter the following commands to remove FreeOffice from your system:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y curl curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/uninstall-softmaker-freeoffice-2024.sh | sudo bash
Open a shell or terminal window and enter the following commands to remove FreeOffice from your system:
sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm curl curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/uninstall-softmaker-freeoffice-2024.sh | sudo bash
Open a shell or terminal window and enter the following commands to remove FreeOffice from your system:
sudo dnf install -y curl curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/uninstall-softmaker-freeoffice-2024.sh | sudo bash
Open a shell or terminal window and enter the following commands to remove FreeOffice from your system:
sudo zypper install -y curl curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/uninstall-softmaker-freeoffice-2024.sh | sudo bash
If your Linux does not support the DEB or RPM package format, uninstall FreeOffice as follows:
- Make sure that the program curl is installed.
- Open a shell with root rights using sudo -i or su - and enter the following command to uninstall:
curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/uninstall-softmaker-freeoffice-2024.sh | bash
Direct download
If you prefer to install FreeOffice 2024 manually, you can download the installation packages here:
.deb package .rpm package .tgz package
Restoring document icons
The icons for common document formats such as DOCX, XLSX and PPTX are assigned to FreeOffice when you install it. If you do not like our icon style, you can easily restore the previous icons by running this script:
sudo /usr/share/freeoffice2024/mime/remove_icons.sh
Installing on a USB flash drive
If you want to have FreeOffice for Linux and important documents with you when on the go, you can copy FreeOffice to a USB flash drive. You can then insert this USB flash drive into any Linux-based computer (for example, those of friends or in Internet cafes) and run FreeOffice. Once you unplug the USB flash drive, no trace of FreeOffice remains on the PC.
Here's how it works:
- Install FreeOffice on the built-in hard drive of your Linux PC. This lets you work with FreeOffice as usual, even without a USB flash drive.
- Create a folder on the USB flash drive and copy the entire contents of the FreeOffice application folder (usually /usr/share/freeoffice2024) to this folder:
mkdir /media/disk/freeoffice2024 (replace /media/disk with the path of the USB flash drive) cd /usr/share/freeoffice2024 cp -Rv * /media/disk/freeoffice2024 (replace /media/disk with the path of the USB flash drive)
- Create a file with the name portable.txt in this new folder on the USB flash drive. Its content is irrelevant:
cd /media/disk/freeoffice2024 (replace /media/disk with the USB flash drive's path) touch portable.txt
The portable.txt file is just a "marker file" that informs FreeOffice that it should run in portable mode and not leave any configuration files on the host operating system.
- Then, launch TextMaker:
./textmaker
TextMaker will create the folder /media/disk/freeoffice2024/SoftMaker and copy its default document templates and configuration files into it. This can take up to thirty seconds. After that, TextMaker will be launched.
The installation is complete now.
If you want, you can now copy additional documents and templates to the flash drive.
- Place documents in /media/disk/freeoffice2024/SoftMaker.
- Copy your TextMaker document templates to /media/disk/freeoffice2024/SoftMaker/TextMaker 2024 templates.
- Copy your PlanMaker document templates to /media/disk/freeoffice2024/SoftMaker/PlanMaker 2024 templates.
- Copy your Presentations design templates to /media/disk/freeoffice2024/SoftMaker/Presentations 2024 designs.
To launch one of the programs, open the FreeOffice folder on the USB flash drive and double-click on the program you want to launch.