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does microsoft office 2007 work with linux suse 10 ?

  • 27-01-2008 2:16pm
    #1
    x keo21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 181 ✭✭


    ok so im getting a pc from ankermann with suse linux 10 os. Im a complete newb with this, lol, but can microsoft office 2007 work with this os? how would i get unbuntu onto this, as i see its a very nice os?
    dont laugh if this is a stupid question


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  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Not without using a Windows emulation layer like Wine, no.


  • #3
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Why would you want office 2007, open office is all you'll ever need


  • #4
    x keo21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 181 ✭✭x keo21


    i need it for college, so i can view powerpoint, excell etc...
    ans what is this wine? does it cost much?


  • #5
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Its free.


  • #6
    ntlbell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,288 ✭✭✭✭ntlbell


    x keo21 wrote: »
    i need it for college, so i can view powerpoint, excell etc...
    ans what is this wine? does it cost much?

    You can create,edit, view all the above in open office


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  • #7
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    I'd advise you upgrade to openSUSE 10.3 or install some other, newer distro (like Ubuntu, as you've mentioned).

    I use OpenOffice.or (OOo) on openSUSE for most college work. Just one problem: password-encrypted Powerpoint docs won't open in OOo. I download them on a Windows machine at college, remove the password and save. Problem fixed! Apart from that, OOo works very well and lets you export PDFs directly.

    If you must run MS Office, choose 2003 as this version now works very well in the latest version of WINE. This program will allow you to run MS Office (and many other programs) natively under Linux where there is no Linux version of the program supplied by the developer or where you struggle to find a native alternative to run on Linux.


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