my machine is new and asks me to pick a reader to do the download. which file type do I need please?
the file type is MAN when i try and install it
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Whut the freak ? http://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/ will auto-detect your system and is the correct source.
The following applies if you’re running Ubuntu Linux or Ubuntu-based Linux:
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice;sudo apt-get update;sudo apt-get install libreoffice libreoffice-dmaths libreoffice-filter-binfilter libreoffice-ogltrans libreoffice-pdfimport libreoffice-presentation-minimizer libreoffice-writer2latex libreoffice-writer2xhtml openclipart-libreoffice libreoffice-gnome libreoffice-gtk libreoffice-gtk3 libreoffice-kdeto install it. -
If you run Mozilla Firefox, add
mozilla-libreoffice.
I’m assuming you downloaded LO with Internet Explorer. There is a bug in IE which changes the extension from .MSI to .MAN. Change the wrong extension back to .MSI and you should be able to install LO with double-click.