M$ Office via WINE

[Lovechild]

Is it possoble to run M$ OFFICE 97 through WINE?... I tried it one time, and I failed miserably..

since I paid 4 it already (4 school, not because I wanted 2 !!!), I would really like to use Office under Linux.. !!

[mdwatts]

You should I've heard. Never tried myself though. Have you checked the documentation at www.winehq.org (http://www.winehq.org) ?

[conman]

Why?

It almost works at times under wine but it's still horribly unstable - for that true windows feeling.

No seriously why would you run it under linux? Just use it under windows. Is it that painful to reboot? I don't understand why you'd take a program that you paid for and make it work worse just because you want it to work under linux. I want everything to work under linux but if it doesn't then why not use it where it DOES work? Or use a linux program instead? I understand the need to have a linux only machine but if you don't have the tools you need yet then why do a half assed job? If I can't watch DVD movies on linux using my TV out then I will reboot and use windows, till someone writes a better app for linux. Use the right tool for the right job.

[mka]

Or D/L StarOffice 5.2 and use that.

I believe you can read Office files and save your StarOffice files in Office format.

It's about 92 MB, tho. If you have a fast connection it might be worth the trouble.

It installs really easily, even for a newbie like myself! http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

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mka

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[slowlearner]

Originally posted by mka:
Or D/L StarOffice 5.2 and use that.


I believe you can read Office files and save your StarOffice files in Office format.


It's about 92 MB, tho. If you have a fast connection it might be worth the trouble.


It installs really easily, even for a newbie like myself! http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif



StarOffice works great with MSOffice files it can read them and save them to be compatible. Maximum Linux had it on the CD a couple of issues ago.

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[NGene]

You could try OpenOffice. It should also work fine with MS Office files because it's based on StarOffice's code.

[Lovechild]

I have tried OpenOffice, and I liked it, but it doesn't handle M$ word' tables all that well.. and since my teachers insist on using MS products (BAH !!) I have to use it to.

Why should I reboot, just to use Word !! How do U expect me to LEARN some linux, without using it ???

I have to run windows when in school anyway, since sysadm. has install a MS Proxy proggie which requires the installation of a client program (which runs only on windoze).

I just figured that getting WINE to run Word, would be a neat project, and a great experience in learning Linux..

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Can't wait to crap Mandrake 7.2... Debian CD's are coming via mail :-) FREE OS, how neat.

[knute]

An even more fun project would be getting the client software to run in wine....

Could you see your sysadmins face when they can't figure out how you managed to connect to their network... http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

Yes. I can sometimes be concider the Bastard User from Hell, but my brother is worse...

His motto is if it ain't secured it's free game. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif