{"id":14552,"date":"2024-09-05T14:59:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T14:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xislblogs.xtreamlab.net\/slwoods\/?p=14552"},"modified":"2024-09-05T14:59:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T14:59:34","slug":"new-point-release-for-libreoffice-24-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/?p=14552","title":{"rendered":"New point release for LibreOffice 24.2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The blog of The Document Foundation (TDF) has today <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.documentfoundation.org\/blog\/2024\/09\/05\/libreoffice-24-2-6\/\">announced<\/a> the sixth point release of LibreOffice 24.2 for Linux MacOS and Windows, which it is describing as &#8220;<em>the best choice for privacy-conscious users and digital sovereignty<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/xislblogs.xtreamlab.net\/slwoods\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/LO242_banner.png\" alt=\"LibreOffice 24.2.6 banner\" width=\"600\" height=\"108\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/LO242_banner.png 600w, https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/LO242_banner-300x54.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This point release includes over <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.documentfoundation.org\/Releases\/24.2.6\/RC1\">40 bug and regression fixes over LibreOffice 24.2.5<\/a> to improve the software&#8217;s stability, plus interoperability with legacy and proprietary document formats. LibreOffice 24.2.6 is aimed at mainstream users and business environments.<\/p>\n<h6>LibreOffice for business<\/h6>\n<p>For business use, TDF strongly recommends the <a href=\"http:\/\/For enterprise-class deployments, TDF strongly recommends the LibreOffice Enterprise family of applications from ecosystem partners \u2013 for desktop, mobile and cloud \u2013 with a range of dedicated value-added features, long term support and other benefits such as SLAs: https:\/\/www.libreoffice.org\/download\/libreoffice-in-business\/.\">LibreOffice Enterprise family of applications from ecosystem partners<\/a> with a range of dedicated value-added features, long-term support and other benefits such as <abbr title=\"Service Level Agreements\">SLAs<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>Next week, power users and technology enthusiasts will be able to download LibreOffice 24.8.1, the first minor release of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/?p=14477\">recently announced new version<\/a> with many bug and regression fixes.<\/p>\n<p>As per usual, LibreOffice users, free software advocates and community members are invited to support The Document Foundation with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libreoffice.org\/donate\">donation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.libreoffice.org\/download\">Download LibreOffice 24.2.6<\/a>. Please note that the minimum requirements for proprietary operating systems are Windows 7 SP1 and macOS 10.15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The blog of The Document Foundation (TDF) has today announced the sixth point release of LibreOffice 24.2 for Linux MacOS and Windows, which it is describing as &#8220;the best choice for privacy-conscious users and digital sovereignty&#8220;. 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