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LibreOffice 7.2.5 Released with 90 Bug Fixes, Now Available for Download
The Document Foundation announced today the release and general availability of LibreOffice
7.2.5 as the fifth maintenance update to the latest and greatest LibreOffice 7.2 office
suite series.
Coming exactly one month after LibreOffice 7.2.4, which was an emergency update to address
a critical security vulnerability, the LibreOffice 7.2.5 update is here to fix a total of 90
bugs (according to the RC1 and RC2 changelogs) across all core components of the open-source
and cross-platform office suite, as well as to further improve document compatibility.
This is the fifth of seven planned maintenance updates for the LibreOffice 7.2 office suite
series, which was released in mid-August 2021 with many new features and improvements, including
improved interoperability with the MS Office document formats, native support for Apple
M1 machines, as well as various UI enhancements.
Now that the LibreOffice 7.1 series reached end of life on November 30th, 2021, The Document
Foundation recommends all users to upgrade to the LibreOffice 7.2 series, which will
be supported until June 12th, 2022.
You can download the LibreOffice 7.2.5 update right now from the official website for GNU/Linux
platforms in the DEB and RPM file formats, as well as a source tarball for those who
fancy compiling their own LibreOffice instance or for Linux OS maintainers.
Those of you who have LibreOffice installed from the software repositories of your favorite
GNU/Linux distributions should keep an eye on the stable repos for the new version and
update as soon as possible for a more stable and reliable office suite experience.
The next planned update in the LibreOffice 7.2 series is LibreOffice 7.2.6, which is
currently scheduled for release in early March 2022 with more bug fixes and improved document
compatibility for those dealing with proprietary document formats, especially from MS Office.
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LibreOffice 7.2.5 announced
LibreOffice 7.2.5 community release, the fifth minor release of the LibreOffice 7.2 series
aimed at tech enthusiasts and power users, has been announced by Mike Saunders in accordance
with the date specified in the release calendar . LibreOffice 7.2.5,released by The Document
Foundation (TDF) , has taken its place in the mirrors for download.
For enterprise-class deployments, TDF specifically recommends the LibreOffice Enterprise application
family, one of its ecosystem partners, with long-term support options, professional assistance,
special features and service level agreements.
The LibreOffice Community and LibreOffice Enterprise family of products are based on
the LibreOffice technology platform, the result of years of development effort with the goal
of providing a cutting-edge office suite not only for the desktop environment, but also
for mobile and cloud.
For detailed information about LibreOffice 7.2.5, you can review the release announcement
.
The Document Foundation (TDF) , a non-profit foundation in Germany founded on the values
​​of Free software as an independent, self-governing, meritocratic organization;
It has been chosen as the legitimate heir to OOo by the global community and is increasingly
preferred by public administrations, companies and SMEs as office software for desktop productivity.
It is built on ten years of work from the OpenOffice.org community.
TDF was founded with the belief that the culture of an independent foundation is the best solution
to bring together volunteers and corporate contributors, and offers the best free office
software ever made.
TDF is open to the participation of all individuals who believe in its core values ​​and contribute
to its activities, and has institutional cooperation (such as sponsoring the works of individuals).
LibreOffice users, free software advocates, and community members are welcome to donate.can
support the foundation.
The donations collected are used for infrastructure improvements and promotional activities that
increase the awareness of the project on a global and local scale.
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LibreOffice 7.2.5 comes after a security update with around 90 fixes
Just a month ago today, The Document Foundation He launched versions 7.2.4 and 7.1.8 of your
office suite.
They were not updates to correct many bugs, but they were necessary because they closed
a major security flaw.
After that launch, a few moments ago have thrown LibreOffice 7.2.5, a point update that
we could already label as "normal", since they have corrected bugs in the software that
will make everything work better, and they have done so with a number of patches that
are also more common.
Perhaps, considering that we are facing the fifth point update of the 7.2 series, 90 bug
fixes They may sound like a lot, but not when we remember that a month ago they only released
a patch, both in the version for production teams and in the most updated with all the
news.
Speaking of the version for production teams, this time it has not been updated, and it
is not expected to do so more.
LibreOffice 7.2.5 is not yet recommended for production teams
The Document Foundation offers us two versions of its office suite: the most up-to-date,
which is now LibreOffice 7.2.5, is intended for "technology enthusiasts" and "early adopters"
who want to use all the new features as soon as possible.
as soon as they come out.
On the other hand, it offers another for production teams, currently v7.1.8, which is already
more tested and with fewer bugs.
The project usually recommends the newest version for production teams when they release
the fifth maintenance update, but this time it has not been, probably because they are
not counting the previous release as a version with a good number of fixes.
LibreOffice 7.2.5 It is now available to download from official website of the project.
From there, Linux users can download DEB and RPM packages, but it is best to wait for our
distribution to add the new packages to its official repositories or install the Flatpak
package that will appear soon on Flathub.
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LibreOffice 7.2.5 is released, download now!
The new maintenance version of LibreOffice is now available for Linux, macOS, Windows
operating systems.
The organization behind LibreOffice, Document Foundation, has announced the most recent
LibreOffice version.
The new 7.2.5 version fixes a total of 90 different bugs across all of the software
included, pointed out to be fixed in the first and second release candidate versions combined.
Fifth maintenance update of seven This one is the fifth maintenance update of
LibreOffice 7.2.
The total number of maintenance updates is expected to be seven.
The previous version, 7.2.4 was an emergency update because of a critical vulnerability
that creates security risks.
The next maintenance version is planned to be launched in March 2022.
You can immediately download and install LibreOffice 7.2.5 update from its official website for
GNU/Linux platforms as DEB or RPM.
Users who have downloaded the software via repositories can watch the updates since the
new version should be arriving soon.
The software is also available to download for Windows 64 bit, Windows 32 bit, Apple/Intel,
and Apple/M1 users.
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