How To Install OnlyOffice on Debian 11

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OnlyOffice on Debian 11. Are you looking for a powerful office suite that is both open-source and user-friendly? Look no further than OnlyOffice. OnlyOffice is a comprehensive productivity suite that includes document editing, project management, CRM, and more. In this guide, we will show you how to install and configure OnlyOffice on Debian 11. We will cover everything from downloading the software to setting up your first document.

This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of OnlyOffice’s open-source office suite on a Debian 11 (Bullseye).

Prerequisites

• A server running one of the following operating systems: Debian 11.
• It’s recommended that you use a fresh OS install to prevent any potential issues.
• SSH access to the server (or just open Terminal if you’re on a desktop).
• An active internet connection. You’ll need an internet connection to download the necessary packages and dependencies for OnlyOffice.
• A non-root sudo user or access to the root user. We recommend acting as a non-root sudo user, however, as you can harm your system if you’re not careful when acting as the root.

Install OnlyOffice on Debian 11 Bullseye

Step 1. Before we install any software, it’s important to make sure your system is up to date by running the following apt commands in the terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install ca-certificates apt-transport-https software-properties-common lsb-release

Step 2. Installing OnlyOffice on Debian 11.

Method 1. Install OnlyOffice using Debian Package (.deb) √

By default, OnlyOffice is not available on the Debian 11 base repository. So, now run the following command below to download the OnlyOffice installer to your Debian system:

wget https://download.onlyoffice.com/install/desktop/editors/linux/onlyoffice-desktopeditors_amd64.deb

Next, install OnlyOffice using the following command:

sudo apt install ./onlyoffice-desktopeditors_amd64.deb

• Method 2. Install OnlyOffice using the Snap package √

OnlyOffice is also available as a Snap package, which is a universal package format that can be installed on any Linux distribution that supports Snap. Install Snapd if it’s not already installed on your system:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install snap

After that, install OnlyOffice using Snap:

sudo snap install onlyoffice-desktopeditors

Wait for the installation process to complete, and OnlyOffice will be installed on your system.

For additional resources on installing Snap, read the post below:

• How to install Snap on Debian Linux √

Step 3. Accessing OnlyOffice on Debian Linux.

Once successfully installed, you can launch it from the Applications menu. Alternatively, you can launch it from the command line by running the following command:

onlyoffice-desktopeditors

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OnlyOffice. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing the latest version of OnlyOffice’s powerful office suite on Debian 11 Bullseye. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you check the official OnlyOffice website.