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I am currently using Ubuntu Desktop 18.04 LTS. Where I work with mainly LibreOffice Calc. But I have to work with a server as well, and I only have one PC. So if I install Ubuntu Server, can I use LibreOffice Calc as well?

Please try to answer as yes or no: Is LibreOffice Calc is preinstalled in ubuntu server or have I to manually install it?

Melebius
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Uttam Manher
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Usually in Ubuntu Server (and any other server distribution) there isn't the desktop manager (Gnome, KDE, ...). There isn't graphical environment.

But, anyway, you can install it and, obviously you also can install Libreoffice.

To install Gnome:

sudo tasksel ubuntu-desktop

If you want to install another desktop manager (Mate, XFCE, ...) you can follow this guide: https://linuxconfig.org/install-gui-on-ubuntu-server-18-04-bionic-beaver

metmarte
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To keep your server efficient, you start it in text mode, and run it in text mode when you need no program with a graphical user interface.

But when you want to run LibreOffice or some other graphical program, you start a graphical window manager with startx instead of installing a full desktop environment. This is described in the following link and links from it,

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - how is the X server started?

In your case you want to install not only the basic program packages, but also libreoffice and maybe some other program packages too.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install fluxbox xinit xterm libreoffice
sudodus
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