In Ubuntu 24.04, if LibreOffice Writer looks hideous, like a Windows 98 program, do this:
$ sudo apt install libreoffice-gtk3 libreoffice-gtk4
... and upon relaunch the interface will look modern and sleek. Why it's not by default is beyond me.
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Surely there is. The package manager is RPM instead of APT, via the new DNF system, so the command cannot be that different. Likely something such as:
$ sudo dnf install libreoffice-gtk3 libreoffice-gtk4
The package libreoffice-gtk3 and -gtk4 exists for #fedora:
https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/libreoffice/libreoffice-gtk3/
https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/libreoffice/libreoffice-gtk4/
Or in RedHat, with:
$ sudo yum install libreoffice-gtk3 libreoffice-gtk4
(Haven't tested it.)
I think libreoffice-gtk3/gtk4 is installed as a weak dependency of the libreoffice package on my f43 system.
You think the interface is ugly. I think it looks free and, therefore, beautiful. :)
@pethil @albertcardona that package /is/ the default libreoffice, and it's already installed and ugly ;)
So guessing doesn't help
@risottobias @albertcardona
Mr. Risotto, try being a bit more generous with people just trying to help you ey?
If the dnf command needs explanation, see:
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/dnf/
As you can see in the docs, the installation command would be:
# dnf install libreoffice-gtk3
... where the '#' indicates the command is run from a root shell. Instead, it can also run under 'sudo' which grants temporary root user permissions, such as to run an operating system-wide package installation command.
From the list of packages available in fedora's servers, we find the libreoffice-gtk3, so install that one. Here is its entry page:
https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/libreoffice/libreoffice-gtk3/