Hello Steve-YL
I do not personally like the separation of Base from the rest of the LibreOffice environment. Some months ago I started using LibreOffice as a Flatpak. I use it daily, although I have to specify that I have no on-going Base projects at the moment. I have not encountered any problems. 
Flathub (the main source of Flatpak-packaged software): https://flathub.org/home
See also the "Quick Setup Guide for Ubuntu": https://flatpak.org/setup/Ubuntu/
If you decide to try LibreOffice as a Flatpak, I suggest you install a program from Flathub called "Flatseal": https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.github.tchx84.Flatseal
It allows you to see and change the permissions of programs you install as Flatpaks (GUI).
The link for LibreOffice is: https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.libreoffice.LibreOffice
Declaration of interest - I support the Document Foundation (Patreon).
Let us know how you get on, or if you need more assistance. 