Sorgan71@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoHey does anyone know how to get microsoft suite apps on linux?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareHey does anyone know how to get microsoft suite apps on linux?Sorgan71@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI also saw someone on YouTube launching Word via wine so I guess it’s also an option
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.decakelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoAccording to the official AppDB in winehq.org, getting this to work seems to be strongly dependent on the specific version.
minus-squareGolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI think I saw Word 2010 running. Idk about other versions
minus-squarerefalo@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI still use Office 97 and 2000. Works fine for what I need
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoStill a bad idea. I didn’t say they didn’t work what I said is that it is a major security risk. There are people who still run Windows XP and it works for them. However, it is also a security risk.
Web apps
I also saw someone on YouTube launching Word via wine so I guess it’s also an option
According to the official AppDB in winehq.org, getting this to work seems to be strongly dependent on the specific version.
I think I saw Word 2010 running. Idk about other versions
2010 is EOL
I still use Office 97 and 2000. Works fine for what I need
Still a bad idea. I didn’t say they didn’t work what I said is that it is a major security risk. There are people who still run Windows XP and it works for them. However, it is also a security risk.