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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:
No, it will update the version you have, not install a second one, since they are the same package. If they had named the package something else, like say libreoffice5, then you could potentially have two versions installed, depending on how they set up the packages.
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[–] 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.
[–] ninjai 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
This was the correct solution, thank you!
So does this mean I'll have 2 versions installed now, or will the old ones simply be upgraded?
[–] ReverendJ1 [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Sweet. Glad it worked.
No, it will update the version you have, not install a second one, since they are the same package. If they had named the package something else, like say libreoffice5, then you could potentially have two versions installed, depending on how they set up the packages.