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The asterisks just point out which version is installed. The numbers before the repo (500, 700) are the priority. It looks like Mint uses a higher priority (700, 500 is default) for it's repo. This means that it will use it's own repo, instead of the default behavour, which is whatever repo has the newest version. I don't use Mint, I use Ubuntu, but my guess is they do that just so they can be more specific about packages they use for Mint, versus the default Ubuntu repos. To work around this, you just need to set a higher priority for the LibreOffice PPA. Create a file called /etc/apt/preferences.d/libreoffice (i.e. sudo nano /etc/apt/preferences.d/libreoffice) with the following:
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[–] ReverendJ1 [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Did you run "sudo apt-get update"? You can also run "apt-cache policy libreoffice" to see where it's trying to install from.
[–] ninjai 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Check this paste out
I'm not sure what the asterisks mean, or how to make it select that one instead. Do I need to uninstall the old one, then reinstall?
How do I flag it to get 5.0 instead?
[–] ReverendJ1 [S] 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
The asterisks just point out which version is installed. The numbers before the repo (500, 700) are the priority. It looks like Mint uses a higher priority (700, 500 is default) for it's repo. This means that it will use it's own repo, instead of the default behavour, which is whatever repo has the newest version. I don't use Mint, I use Ubuntu, but my guess is they do that just so they can be more specific about packages they use for Mint, versus the default Ubuntu repos. To work around this, you just need to set a higher priority for the LibreOffice PPA. Create a file called /etc/apt/preferences.d/libreoffice (i.e. sudo nano /etc/apt/preferences.d/libreoffice) with the following:
Now, that will tell apt to prefer the libreoffice PPA over the Mint one. Run "sudo apt-get update" to update apt, so it will see your changes.
Run "apt-cache policy libreoffice. It should now show that version 5.0 is the install candidate.
Run "sudo apt-get install libreoffice" to enjoy your fresh LibreOffice suite.
Here's some more information on apt pinning.
[–] beetusvoater 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I had the same problem.
In case you are still struggling: open synaptic->settings->repositories->PPAs->Add a new PPA-> ppa:libreoffice/ppa
Once you update now and execute apt-cache madison libreoffice you will see the new packages.
Cliff: I added multiple ppas until now per cli, but this one didn't want to be added that way.
EDIT: This only solved the problem of not being able to add the repo to the list... For the solution look at OPs and my other replies, i.e.
https://voat.co/v/Linux/comments/378822/1583931
https://voat.co/v/Linux/comments/378822/1584111