Although there is very little left until Ubuntu 17.04 is released, there are many users who are still using Ubuntu 16.04 and will do so for months. This means that some programs do not have their latest versions since it does not fall within the philosophy of stability.
This is something that will be corrected thanks to snap packages, packages that thanks to their sandbox we can use in any version of Ubuntu without jeopardizing the integrity of the operating system. Recently came out LibreOffice 5.3, a modern version of LibreOffice that incorporates great new features.
If we want to install it in Ubuntu 16.04 we can do it despite being a very recent program. This is made possible by snap packages. While it is true that we can only get the deb package or the tar package with the files, we can also do it through a snap package.
The Libreoffice snap packages will allow us to have LibreOffice 5.3 without compromising Ubuntu 16.04
The Libreoffice snap package has several versions, a stable one, an unstable one, and a test one. The trial or edge version of LibreOffice contains version 5.3. So only we have to install LibreOffice in its edge version. To do this we just have to open the terminal and write the following:
sudo snap install libreoffice --channel=edge
After this, the installation and update of Libreoffice will begin. The process is simple but it is also true that the version of this channel is not very stable so We recommend that in a matter of days, you try to update the channel, for this we only have to write the following in the terminal:
sudo snap install libreoffice --channel=stable
And of course, if we only want to test LibreOffice 5.3 and after doing it you have not liked it, we can go back to the previous version by writing the previous line of code in the terminal. An easy and simple solution without compromising our LTS distribution.
Of course, if you want you also have the traditional option of Office for Ubuntu Microsoft