LibreOffice V5 64 bit

[TheGardener]

Has anyone installed the 64 bit version of LibreOffice V5? How does it handle memory compared to the 32 bit version? Anything worth noting in the upgrade? Not looking for rating comparisons to Office or Google docs, but only to LO v4x. The Cloud (oh my!) is not important to me.

I am running W7 HP SP1 with 4 gig RAM on a 5 year old laptop. I do have an SSD drive.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2418419,00.asp

https://www.libreoffice.org/

 

[BlueWeasel]

If you aren't using HUGE documents or spreadsheets, then using a 64-bit office suite, whether it's LO or MS Office, really isn't necessary.

 

[sbpromania]

Like BlueWeasel said, there's no reason for installing the 64 bit version, unless you have really large documents.

See https://support.office.com/en-us/ar...f-Office-2dee7807-8f95-4d0c-b5fe-6c6f49b8d261

It's for MS Office, but you can use it for a guide for LO as well.

 

[TheRyuu]

Why does everybody always get caught up on the bigger address space of 64-bit processes. There are other reasons as well such as the possibility to have HEASLR and always on DEP (better security).

If you have a 64-bit version of Windows I don't see why you shouldn't be using a 64-bit version of Office or LibreOffice.

 

[sbpromania]

If you have a 64-bit version of Windows I don't see why you shouldn't be using a 64-bit version of Office or LibreOffice.

Because Microsoft is recommending that you should install 32-bit versions:

"We recommend the 32-bit version of Office for most users, because it's more compatible with most other applications, especially third-party add-ins."

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee681792.aspx

 

[TheRyuu]

Because Microsoft is recommending that you should install 32-bit versions:

"We recommend the 32-bit version of Office for most users, because it's more compatible with most other applications, especially third-party add-ins."

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee681792.aspx

That's not a problem if 1.) you don't use plugins and 2.) we're not talking about Office here.