Word Processor

[Coastie]

If you installed AbiWord from the default repositorys, then yes, it would automatically update when one comes avalible. LibreOffice comes preinstalled as this distro is made to attract Windows users to Linux, and we want to give them the tools that we think they might need. LibreOffice is a little heavy, but so is Microsoft Office, by a longshot I might add.

By default repositories, you mean Lite Software Center or Synaptic?

Is AbiWord lighter than just the LibreOffice word processor?

Can I change the default/preferred program to open documents from LibreOffice to AbiWord?