LibreOffice
LibreOffice is a full office productivity suite. It's a successor to OpenOffice.org and strives to be a better and less bloated office suite.[1][2]
Installation
USE flags
USE flags for app-office/libreoffice A full office productivity suite
+branding
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Enable Gentoo specific branding |
+cups
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Add support for CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) |
+dbus
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Enable dbus support for anything that needs it (gpsd, gnomemeeting, etc) |
+gtk
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Add support for x11-libs/gtk+ (The GIMP Toolkit) |
+gtk3
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Enable support for x11-libs/gtk+:3 |
+mariadb
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Prefer mariadb connector over mysql connector |
accessibility
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Add support for accessibility (eg 'at-spi' library) |
base
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Enable full support for LibreOffice Base databases (involves additional bundled libs) |
bluetooth
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Enable Bluetooth Support |
clang
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Use Clang compiler instead of GCC |
coinmp
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Use sci-libs/coinor-mp as alternative solver |
custom-cflags
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Build with user-specified CFLAGS (unsupported) |
debug
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Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and extra output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces see https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces |
eds
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Enable support for Evolution-Data-Server (EDS) |
googledrive
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Enable support for remote files on Google Drive |
gstreamer
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Add support for media-libs/gstreamer (Streaming media) |
gtk4
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Enable support for gui-libs/gtk:4 |
java
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Add support for Java |
kde
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Add support for software made by KDE, a free software community |
ldap
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Add LDAP support (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) |
odk
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Build the Office Development Kit |
pdfimport
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Enable PDF import via the Poppler library |
postgres
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Add support for the postgresql database |
qt6
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Add support for the Qt 6 application and UI framework |
test
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Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently) |
valgrind
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Enable annotations for accuracy. May slow down runtime slightly. Safe to use even if not currently using dev-debug/valgrind |
vulkan
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Enable Vulkan usage via the skia library (clang recommended) |
USE flags for app-office/libreoffice-bin A full office productivity suite. Binary package
java
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Add support for Java |
offlinehelp
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Install help files locally instead of using the LibreOffice Wiki |
python
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Add optional support/bindings for the Python language |
LibreOffice does not start without a database enabled. Most users should choose one to enable.
Emerge
Install app-office/libreoffice:
root #emerge --ask --verbose app-office/libreofficeBinary installation
Since LibreOffice is such a large package to compile, it is also offered in pre-compiled binaries in app-office/libreoffice-bin.
root #emerge --ask --verbose app-office/libreoffice-binThe binary packages are compiled such that they fit to the libraries of a stable Gentoo system. Attempting to use them on an ~arch system may result in difficulties; this is not supported.
The app-office/libreoffice-bin may not be compatible with the use of the Base application. In this case it may be necessary to use a source build and enable the java and firebird USE flags.
Spell check
By default, LibreOffice uses app-text/hunspell for spell check. To enable spell checking for a specific language, enable the corresponding language in the L10N useflags of hunspell - in /etc/portage/package.use.
/etc/portage/package.use/00localen_GB location example*/* LINGAS: en
*/* L10N: en-GB
A package specific to the Finnish language is also available: app-office/libreoffice-voikko.