The Document Foundation announced today that LibreOffice 24.2.7 is now generally available, marking it as the seventh and final maintenance update in the LibreOffice 24.2 series.
While many users are already experiencing the features of LibreOffice 24.8, The Document Foundation continues to support the LibreOffice 24.2 branch, which will receive assistance until November 30th, 2024. They have just rolled out LibreOffice 24.2.7, another maintenance update aimed at addressing bugs.
Specifically, the LibreOffice 24.2.7 update resolves a total of 57 bugs and regressions that were either identified by the LibreOffice developers or reported by users from earlier versions. Detailed information is available in the RC1 and RC2 changelogs. This update is highly recommended for all users of LibreOffice 24.2, providing a more stable and reliable experience.
“The release includes over 50 bug and regression fixes over LibreOffice 24.2.6 to improve the stability and robustness of the software, as well as interoperability with legacy and proprietary document formats. LibreOffice 24.2.7 is aimed at mainstream users and enterprise production environments,” stated Mike Saunders from LibreOffice.
LibreOffice 24.2.7 serves as the final update in its series, making it crucial for users to upgrade to the most recent version, specifically the LibreOffice 24.8.2 that was released last month. Alternatively, you might opt to wait for the upcoming LibreOffice 24.8.3, set to launch in early November.
On August 21st, 2024, LibreOffice 24.8 was unveiled, featuring significant updates such as a new privacy enhancement aimed at safeguarding personal information during export, an innovative password-based ODF encryption mode, various improvements to the user interface, better support for multi-page floating tables, and numerous other enhancements.
Both LibreOffice 24.2.7 and LibreOffice 24.8.2 can be downloaded from the official website, available as binaries for RPM and DEB-based systems. Additionally, you can install the latest LibreOffice version through the software repositories of your Linux distribution or via Flathub as a Flatpak application.
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