How to install old version of LibreOffice on CentOS


Access this link: http://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/ to see all old versions of LibreOffice

Now we see all versions from 3.3.0.4 to 6.2.0.1

Example install LibreOffice v3.3.0 rc4
Step 1:

wget http://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/3.3.0.4/rpm/x86_64/LibO_3.3.0_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US.tar.gz

Result:

[root@tutorialspots ~]# wget http://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/3.3.0.4/rpm/x86_64/LibO_3.3.0_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US.tar.gz
--2019-01-05 23:29:36--  http://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/3.3.0.4/rpm/x86_64/LibO_3.3.0_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US.tar.gz
Resolving downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org (downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org)... 89.238.68.186, 2a00:1828:a012:186::1
Connecting to downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org (downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org)|89.238.68.186|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 172035289 (164M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘LibO_3.3.0_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US.tar.gz’

100%[======================================>] 172,035,289 2.15MB/s   in 1m 56s

2019-01-05 23:31:32 (1.42 MB/s) - ‘LibO_3.3.0_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US.tar.gz’ saved [172035289/172035289]

Step 2: unpack the archive

tar -xvf LibO_3.3.0_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US.tar.gz

Result:

[root@tutorialspots ~]# tar -xvf LibO_3.3.0_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US.tar.gz
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/readmes/
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/readmes/README_en-US
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/update
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-en-US-math-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libreoffice3-en-US-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-graphicfilter-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-core06-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-extension-report-builder-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-writer-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-ooofonts-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-core05-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-en-US-base-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-base-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libreoffice3-dict-es-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-testtool-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libreoffice3-impress-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-math-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libreoffice3-dict-fr-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-kde-integration-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libreoffice3-base-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-gnome-integration-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-ogltrans-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-extension-pdf-import-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-ooolinguistic-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-images-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libreoffice3-math-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-en-US-binfilter-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-extension-nlpsolver-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-xsltfilter-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libreoffice3-writer-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-extension-mediawiki-publisher-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-pyuno-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-core04-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-core07-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libreoffice3-calc-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-en-US-writer-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libreoffice3-draw-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-javafilter-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-en-US-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libreoffice3-dict-en-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-draw-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-en-US-res-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-extension-presenter-screen-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-impress-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-calc-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-en-US-calc-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-core03-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libreoffice3-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-core01-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-core02-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libreoffice3-ure-1.7.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-binfilter-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/desktop-integration/
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/desktop-integration/libreoffice3.3-freedesktop-menus-3.3-6.noarch.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/desktop-integration/libreoffice3.3-mandriva-menus-3.3-6.noarch.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/desktop-integration/libreoffice3.3-suse-menus-3.3-6.noarch.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/desktop-integration/libreoffice3.3-redhat-menus-3.3-6.noarch.rpm
LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS/libobasis3.3-extension-presentation-minimizer-3.3.0-6.x86_64.rpm

Step 3:

cd LibO_3.3.0rc4_Linux_x86-64_install-rpm_en-US/RPMS

Step 4:

su -c 'yum install *.rpm'

Step 5: make symlink

ln -s /opt/libreoffice/program/soffice /usr/bin/soffice

Example install LibreOffice v4.0.0.1
Step 1:

wget http://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/4.0.0.1/rpm/x86_64/LibreOffice_4.0.0.1_Linux_x86-64_rpm.tar.gz 

Step 2:

tar -xvf LibreOffice_4.0.0.1_Linux_x86-64_rpm.tar.gz

Step 3:

cd LibreOffice_4.0.0.1_Linux_x86-64_rpm/RPMS/

Step 4:

su -c 'yum install *.rpm'

Step 5: make symlink

ln -s /opt/libreoffice4.0/program/soffice /usr/bin/soffice

Done!.

Here is one error you can see:
Having multiple in isn’t supported and may not work as expected

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