So I went through some documentation regarding Libreoffice and its release notes . There are apparently 3 versions of LibreOffice is development/support at any given time. This is as per the LibreOffice Wiki Release Plan . They are Future Latest Previous Each of the latest and previous releases typ…

LibreOffice Fresh is the most up-to-date. The so-called “latest and greatest.” It seems to fit quite nicely in the Arch rolling release model of “always up-to-date.” LibreOffice Still seems to me to be more for Debian, its derivatives, and other static releases. Not quite up-to-date, possibly missin…

I am using Libreoffice Fresh. Because this version has the most up to date functions.

Amd while I’m sure there have been bugs in Fresh, I can’t recall any show stoppers (ever).

@UncleSpellbinder Yeah Debian and most of its derivatives still use’s the previous version, i.e. the stale version in Arch repo, which as on today is 25.2.x. I had not considered that. @dbarronoss yes there are bugs in both the Fresh and stale variants, I too have not yet come across any instances …

[image] Archie1: …is there any other reason to prefer one over the other? Probably not. If you don’t mind not being “actually” up-to-date, but still be functional, go with Still. There may be a feature or two not present in Still, or a UI tweak you’re missing, but it will work just fine. I p…

[image] LibreOffice 26.2 Released With Many Refinements To This Open-Source Office Suite LibreOffice 26.2 is now officially released as the newest half-year update to this leading open-source and cross-platform free software office suite.

I always have used LibreOffice Fresh for many years now and never had any issues.

I’ve always used libreoffice-fresh because I reckon I should have the latest fixes. I’ve never had a problem, not that I use it a huge amount.

fresh came with the Endeavour install and has never had a problem for me in medium-use. I wouldn’t think of running them side-by-side though if those are your aims

I love my features fresh, and my bugs fresher. [what-huh] …we’re still talking about software right? :melting_face:

LibreOffice Still vs LibreOffice Fresh

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