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The thread discusses upgrading LibreOffice on Ubuntu via PPAs, with the original poster successfully upgrading from version 5 to 6.0.6.2 by changing the repository. They inquire whether a new repository is needed for future upgrades to version 7.0, with one contributor suggesting it may not be necessary if the existing repo updates its package content. The original poster plans to seek official confirmation from Canonical or LibreOffice and shares that inquiry. The overall tone is technical and exploratory, focusing on the process of managing LibreOffice updates.

ragnarok1968

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Source Link: Install/Upgrade google Chrome stable Ubuntu
* Note: I realize in the instructions they want you to add the repository for the latest libre office
the article used a ppa for libreoffice 5-4 (works for upgrades within 5-4... 5-4-1, 5-4-7 etc..)
I changed the version from 5-4 to
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/libreoffice-6-0
it upgraded me from 5.x.x to 6.0.6.2 respectively.
But I went by the directions mentioned in the article with zero issues.

a question to the community: would we have to add a new repository for say upgrading eventually from 6.0.6.2 to 7.0? I would guess that the answer would be yes.
 

ragnarok1968

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so we would have to delete this:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/libreoffice-6-0
to:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/libreoffice-7-0 (or whatever version comes next)
 

Neemobeer

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Potentially, if libre office updates the package content to 7 in that repo then no you wouldn't need to.
 

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ragnarok1968

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I could possibly ask ubuntu or libreoffice on that. matter of fact let me try... I'll post any reply/replies
 

ragnarok1968

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it's 2030 PM and I sent a message to canonical asking about this libreoffice repository question. I'll post the reply ASAP