what linux operating system lets you operate microsoft office?
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 at
14:48
if linux doesnt let you use microsoft office are there any other softwares other than windows and mac which let you run microsoft office.
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There is WINE which is a Windows Compatability Layer
Installing and Using Wine on Ubuntu
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/wine
Microsoft Office 2007 on Linux with Wine Install Guide
http://www.wine-reviews.net/microsoft/office-2007-on-linux-with-wine-install-guide.html
A list of Windows apps. that work using Wine can be found on the Wine Application Database (AppDB)
http://appdb.winehq.org/
Wine will not run all windows applications and it should be considered somewhat of a compromise rather than an absolute solution
Overall a Linux based platform can perform most of the tasks equally as well as a proprietary platform using the likes of Ubuntu and its derivative distros. However Linux does have its limitations with some applications and in particular gaming. For example I retain a dedicated Windows partition to run specific applications such as Office 2010 etc.
http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2010/12/08/how-to-dual-boot-linux-mint-10-and-windows-7/
I thoroughly recommend Linux Mint 9 LTS which is built upon Ubuntu 10.04 LTS its easy to install and easy to use plus it comes with much of the software you are likely to need preinstalled
Linux Mint 9 LTS Download
http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=52
Linux Mint 9 LTS User Guide
http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_isadora.php
You download the ISO. image of Linux Mint 9 LTS then you need to create a Bootable LiveCD for installation
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
Linux Mint 9 LTS can also be run straight from the LiveCD from Boot without touching your Hard Drive
Once you have installed Linux Mint 9 LTS you can bring it up to date with easy tweaks like upgrading the Kernel to 2.6.38 and installing Firefox 4
Upgrade to Kernel 2.6.38 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS/Linux Mint 9 LTS
https://sites.google.com/site/lightrush/random-1/howtoinstalllinuxkernel2638onubuntu1004lucidfromubuntu1104nattytheeasyway
How to install Firefox 4 in Ubuntu 10.10/10.04 LTS from the Firefox PPA (stable)
http://www.webupd8.org/2011/03/install-firefox-4-in-ubuntu-1004-1010.html
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All of them do, but you will have to install winetricks in order to do it:
Handy dandy install guide:
http://www.junauza.com/2010/04/how-to-install-microsoft-office-on.html
openoffice is one of the best, works with ubuntu
Linux doesn’t need Microsoft Office, it uses either the Open Source free program Open Office or Libre Office. Open Office should be listed in the software management program for the Linux you are using. This software is compatible with Microsoft Office, can use and save the same type of files.
installing microsoft office through wine on linux is like installing a second car in the trunk of your car. pointless!
Open office saves files that can be opened and edited with microsoft office. Writer saves in WORD format, Calc saves in Excel format, etc etc. And OpenOffice is FASTER THAN Microsoft’s suite and is whats that word again bill gates? oh yeah FREE!
All of them, but I wouldn’t reccomend it. I ran Visio on LinuxMint because there’s no good alternative to it but as far as an Office Suite, Go with Libre Office. Most distros are coming with it pre-installed. It’s derived from OpenOffice but better. Completely compatible with MS office.
Note that OpenOffice is included in Linux and Libre in some newer releases that are compatible with Microsoft Office. SEE http://www.openoffice.org/
I have tried and know of one very popular program for Linux to get many Windows programs to work on Linux. (I used it successfully to run Internet Explorer on Linux)…. Get WINE…
WineHQ – Run Windows applications on Linux, BSD, Solaris and Mac OS X
http://www.winehq.org/
The Wine development release 1.3.22 is now available. What’s new in this release: Support for Indic text shaping. Generation of stubless code in the IDL compiler.
Reference….
Wine (software)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_%28software%29