Microsoft Office

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It is possible to use Microsoft Office on Ubuntu using WINE. Follow the steps below for a MS Office installation.

Step 1

Install WINE by clicking here. Do not accept the Microsoft font licence during installation. The fonts are not needed.

Step 2

Copy the contents of the Microsoft Office 2007/2010 CD/DVD to a folder on your computer.

Step 3

Make the "setup.exe" or "msi" binary installer, in the above folder executable and then open it with WINE. Check the WINE page for instructions.

Tip: Try all the "setup.exe" or "msi" binaries in each folder until the installation dialog starts.

Step 4

After the installation, setup WINE to use "riched2.0" as a native library.

Thats it.

Please note

Some of the advanced features of Microsoft Office do not work. Backup your work first before editing.

Troubleshooting

If you have problems, try the following.

• Rename your wine folder as follows, by copying and pasting the line below into a terminal.

mv $HOME/.wine $HOME/.wine-bak

• Then start the installation again
• Remember to re-install any other applications with WINE again.

WINE HQ Database

See: http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=31 for MS Office.