Disclaimer: the following tutorial attempts to install qpdf-12.2.0 and libreoffice-25.2.5 for HSCV2025.2

Examples for Installing qpdf

Linux & Ubuntu

# 1. Download qpdf-12.2.0 AppImage programatically, or manually from https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/releases/tag/v12.2.0
wget -O qpdf-12.2.0.AppImage https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/releases/download/v12.2.0/qpdf-12.2.0-x86_64.AppImage

# 2. Make the AppImage executable
chmod +x qpdf-12.2.0.AppImage

# 3. Add executable to system PATH as “qpdf”
sudo mv qpdf-12.2.0.AppImage /usr/local/bin/qpdf

# 4. Verify you’re now running version 12.2.0
qpdf --version

# If running into "AppImages require FUSE to run"
sudo apt install libfuse2

Windows

# Run as Administrator in PowerShell

# 1. Download qpdf-12.2.0 MSVC Installer (example below uses 64bit)
# For other machines, check out https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/releases/tag/v12.2.0 and replace with appropriate .exe file
cd $env:TEMP
Invoke-WebRequest `
  -Uri "https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/releases/download/v12.2.0/qpdf-12.2.0-msvc64.exe" `
  -OutFile "qpdf-12.2.0-msvc64.exe"

# 2. Install from EXE silently
$installFile = Join-Path $env:TEMP "qpdf-12.2.0-msvc64.exe"
$installDir = "C:\Program Files\qpdf"
Start-Process -FilePath $installFile `
  -ArgumentList "/S","/D=$installDir" `
  -Verb RunAs -Wait

# 3. Add qpdf's bin folder to system PATH
$binDir = "C:\Program Files\qpdf\bin"
$mp = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","Machine")
if ($mp -notmatch [regex]::Escape($binDir)) {
  $new = "$mp;$binDir"
  [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path",$new,"Machine")
}

# 4. Reload updated PATH into current session
$env:Path = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path','Machine')

# 5. Verify you're now running version 12.2.0
qpdf --version

Examples for installing libreoffice

Note

• If download from terminal does not work, check out official release and select LibreOffice 25.2.5 for your OS
• If www.libreoffice.org is blocked by your firewall, download the install file locally, copy it to the vm, then run mv ~/path/to/install_file $TMPDIR/install_file for linux/ubuntu or mv ~\path\to\install_file $env:TEMP\install_file for windows.
• For internal testing, when downloading the install file your local OS may auto uncompress gzip. If you run into "not in gzip format", try remove the z flag from tar -zxf.
• If you run into "error while loading shared libraries, install the required libraries as followed.
  • install command
  • Linux: sudo dnf install
  • Ubuntu: sudo apt install
  • dependencies
  • libcups2
  • libcairo2
  • libX11-xcb for linux or libx11-xcb1 for ubuntu
  • libXinerama for linux or libxinerama1 for ubuntu

Linux

# 1. Download LibreOffice 25.2.5 bundle
TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
trap 'rm -rf "$TMPDIR"' EXIT
wget -qO "$TMPDIR/LibreOffice_25.2.5.rpm.tar.gz" https://www.libreoffice.org/donate/dl/rpm-x86_64/25.2.5/en-US/LibreOffice_25.2.5_Linux_x86-64_rpm.tar.gz

# 2. Unzip LibreOffice 25.2.5 bundle
tar -zxf "$TMPDIR/LibreOffice_25.2.5.rpm.tar.gz" -C "$TMPDIR"

# 3.1 Install RPMs RHEL
sudo dnf install -y "$TMPDIR"/LibreOffice_*/*/*.rpm

# 3.2 Install RPMs Suse
sudo zypper --no-refresh --allow-unsigned-rpm -y install "$TMPDIR"/LibreOffice_*/*/*.rpm

# 4. Add executable to system PATH
echo 'export PATH=/opt/libreoffice25.2/program:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

# 5. Verify you’re now running version 25.2.5
soffice --version

Ubuntu

# 1. Download LibreOffice 25.2.5 bundle
TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
trap 'rm -rf "$TMPDIR"' EXIT
wget -qO "$TMPDIR/LibreOffice_25.2.5.deb.tar.gz" https://www.libreoffice.org/donate/dl/deb-x86_64/25.2.5/en-US/LibreOffice_25.2.5_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz

# 2. Unzip LibreOffice 25.2.5 bundle
tar -zxf "$TMPDIR/LibreOffice_25.2.5.deb.tar.gz" -C "$TMPDIR"

# 3. Install DEBs
sudo dpkg -i "$TMPDIR"/LibreOffice_*/*/*.deb

# 4. Add executable to system PATH
echo 'export PATH=/opt/libreoffice25.2/program:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

# 5. Verify you’re now running version 25.2.5
soffice --version

Windows

# Run as Administrator in PowerShell

# 1. Download the MSI to Temp directory
cd $env:TEMP
# $msiUrl  = 'https://www.libreoffice.org/donate/dl/win-x86_64/25.2.5/en-US/LibreOffice_25.2.5_Win_x86-64.msi'
# $msiPath = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'LibreOffice_25.2.5.msi'
Invoke-WebRequest `
  -Uri https://www.libreoffice.org/donate/dl/win-x86_64/25.2.5/en-US/LibreOffice_25.2.5_Win_x86-64.msi `
  -OutFile "LibreOffice_25.2.5.msi"

# 2. Install from MSI silently
Start-Process msiexec.exe `
  -ArgumentList '/i "LibreOffice_25.2.5.msi" /qn /norestart' `
  -Wait

# 3. Add LibreOffice's program folder to system PATH
$loBin = 'C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\program'
$mp = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path','Machine')
if ($mp -notmatch [regex]::Escape($loBin)) {
  [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path', "$mp;$loBin", 'Machine')
}

# 4. Reload updated PATH into current session
$env:Path = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path','Machine')

# 5. Verify you’re now running version 25.2.5
soffice --version