Comments on: How To Easily Install Microsoft Office 2007 On Linux

By: jhpot

jhpot — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:47:00 +0000

I’d try again, because I did not have that problem.

By: JoranV.

JoranV. — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:48:00 +0000

i cant type in the product key, should i install it again or is there another way to fix this?
(im dutch so my english may not be perfect:P)

By: JoranV.

JoranV. — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:48:42 +0000

i cant type in the product key, should i install it again or is there another way to fix this?
(im dutch so my english may not be perfect:P)

By: jhpot

jhpot — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:42:00 +0000

I’ve never tried this before, but I bet that would work for you. All you’d need after that is to create the proper shortcuts!

By: drcdebaca

drcdebaca — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:35:00 +0000

So to change permissions I would sudo /home/user/.playonlinux chmod 777? As far as a symlink would it be ln -s /home/user/.playonlinux? Where would I enter that command? Your guidance would be appreciated. Oh, and by the way, I am raising my family on Linux so I’ve got a lot of hands on my computer :) Thanks.

By: jhpot

jhpot — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:19:00 +0000

Yeah, this is a week point of Wine. It takes up user space for the virtual filestructure, meaning it’s only really accessible to the user who installed the software. It doesn’t come up often because most Linux users don’t let anyone else touch their computer!

There is a hidden folder named “.playonlinux” in your home folder. I suggest changing the permissions of this folder, and then creating a symlink to this folder across all users. Let me know if you need any more help than that.

By: jhpot

jhpot — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:19:36 +0000

By: drcdebaca

drcdebaca — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:16:00 +0000

Is there any way that multiple users can use Office 2007. I just ran through the instructions and now have use of Office 2007, but only for my user! It doesn’t show up for any other users. Do I have to install it for all users?

By: Styles373

Styles373 — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:50:00 +0000

Not needed i use openoffice for my basic needs. seriously who needs all that Features when you want to create simple document.

By: David

David — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:58:00 +0000

I think it’s great news for me. I’m a trainer and need to jump in and out of different OS and applications – thats why I have a full range of OS’s available in VBox. To be able to show students “this is how we can do it in MS Office or Open Office or Google Docs” is going to be very useful.

As a Linux user by choice, I’d love to say that we don’t need Microsoft in our lives but come on everyone, it’s a fact that we do. Just get over it and do your job in the most efficient way that suits your needs for the day. Hell, most of us could truthfully just use text editors for the majority of our work. In the case of Windows, they bundle Notepad into the cost of the OS :P
For me, I use Google Docs for most work and Open Office for finer grain documentation. Having grown up from Word in DOS, until Office 2003, I was very comfortable with the way things worked. Since Office 2007/2010, I can see some good features but really, do we need them?

By: David

David — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:58:28 +0000

By: Aibek

Aibek — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:43:00 +0000

Strange problem. I recommend asking about it on MakeUseOf Answers,
http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/

Aibek

By: Aibek

Aibek — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:43:28 +0000

Strange problem. I recommend asking about it on MakeUseOf Answers,
http://www.makeuseof.com/answe…

Aibek

By: John Andrews

John Andrews — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:44:00 +0000

Don’t you all know or realize that Microsoft products are built with a finite lifetime so that they need to be replaced every few years? Replacements are $100 or so, thus making Micro$oft wealthy. I understand the reasoning for this, but the reality of forced upgrades without file compatibility makes it hard to agree with when comparable systems are also available without the file incompatibility. Open Office and others work just fine on my W2K, XP and Linux (all distros and I have a bunch). I just recommended it to my boss (I’m a volunteer) to install on her home computer so she could read the office documents that MUST BE in WORD.

Best wishes to all for Thanksgiving.

— John Andrews

By: John Andrews

John Andrews — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:44:28 +0000

Don't you all know or realize that Microsoft products are built with a finite lifetime so that they need to be replaced every few years? Replacements are $100 or so, thus making Micro$oft wealthy. I understand the reasoning for this, but the reality of forced upgrades without file compatibility makes it hard to agree with when comparable systems are also available without the file incompatibility. Open Office and others work just fine on my W2K, XP and Linux (all distros and I have a bunch). I just recommended it to my boss (I'm a volunteer) to install on her home computer so she could read the office documents that MUST BE in WORD.

Best wishes to all for Thanksgiving.

--- John Andrews