How to Install Microsoft Office 2007 on Linux
This tutorial will demonstrate you how to install Microsoft Office 2007 on Linux using software package called WINE.
Instructions
1. Ensure that your computer conforms to the specs.
2. Acquire winetricks from www.kegel.com. At the terminal type
wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
3. sh winetricks msxml3 dotnet20 gdiplus riched20 riched30 vcrun2005sp1
4. change rpcrt4.dll ng Wine with rpcrt4 that i got from windows
5. Acquire the up-to-date version of WINE (at least 1.1.4 will function without any configuration).
6. If using an version of WINE older than 1.1.4, enter WINE Configuration.
* Click Libraries tab.
* Add riched20.
* Select it and click edit.
* Choose builtin then native.
7. Go to Microsoft Office 2007 and launch setup.exe.
8. If launching an application program appears to freeze on the splash screen (this can happen when the splash screen hides another window) try hitting the return key.
Tips
* If it is Home and Student Edition you will need to activate it, but this can be done over the internet even in Linux.
Warnings
* Visual Basic rarely works unless you’re using CrossOver Office.
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