MS office 2007

[bufsabre666]

well as i stated in a few posts that i couldnt use linux alone cause i needed ms office 07 cause all my school work needs to be in docx format. but i am proud to announce i upgraded to the newest version of wine ((yes i know its 10 days old but i usually get mine through the repos)) so i went through the wine repo this time and in combination with cedega.... IT WORKS!!!! i felt that incase theres any one else here who might of had the same problem, i feel its good to get the word out...


AND NOW IM FREE FROM WINDOWS AGAIN!!!

of course that means im ganna need more linux help again, you guys dont mind do you? =)

http://www.winehq.org/site/download-deb <--- best way to get it, i dont know if it will work on wine alone but cedega handles it fine

[jcwmoore]

wait, wait.....
you are saying that you got office 07 to run in linux via wine... WOW... please enlighten us all, how... like step by step if you mind....:KS

[bufsabre666]

install the latest wine from the page i linked

install cedega and the latest engine (6.0.5 i think)

pop the disk in, open it in cedega and choose setup.exe from the disk folder and that was it, it works perfectly for me now

im in free from windows for a while!! im still keeping my dual boot incase but my windows partition is prolly ganna just collect dust now

if this works with cedega it might work with crossover or just straight wine, i didnt try those

[ubuntuman001]

if only wine, cedega, and crossover would all merge, and be completely free...that would be awesome.

[bufsabre666]

if only wine, cedega, and crossover would all merge, and be completely free...that would be awesome.

you mean theyre not free? ;-)


disclaimer: bufsabre666 does not encourage the totally cool act of piracy

[jcwmoore]

thank you much!:popcorn:

[ddrplayer512]

you mean theyre not free? ;-)


Wine is free.

Cedega is non-free, and does not contribute back to Wine.

Crossover is non-free, but does contribute to Wine and even pays developers to work on it full-time.

Now that's awesome! :popcorn:

[Kryten107]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48SjVdUTwdo

Apparently it can be done. There aren't many details in the WineHQ App database that I found, and you'd have thought the ability to run Office 2007 would have attracted more attention in the version notes / community or something.

[ddrplayer512]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48SjVdUTwdo

Apparently it can be done. There aren't many details in the WineHQ App database that I found, and you'd have thought the ability to run Office 2007 would have attracted more attention in the version notes / community or something.

Oh my, that is awesome! Office 2007 is way more user friendly for me than OpenOffice.org. Thanks for the tip. I can't believe even the Ribbon UI works awesome.

[Rhubarb]

I'm sure there must be a better, cheaper way (free) of doing this with an openoffice docx plugin.

Just doing a quick internet search brings up:
Novell plugin downloads:
http://download.novell.com/SummaryFree.jsp?buildid=ESrjfdE4U58%7E

and a nice how to to get it working in ubuntu:
http://www.blogmanno.com/?q=node/64

This way you don't need to buy m$ office 2007, you don't need to buy cedega, and you don't need to mess around with wine.

[zetetic]

well as i stated in a few posts that i couldnt use linux alone cause i needed ms office 07 cause all my school work needs to be in docx format. but i am proud to announce i upgraded to the newest version of wine ((yes i know its 10 days old but i usually get mine through the repos)) so i went through the wine repo this time and in combination with cedega.... IT WORKS!!!! i felt that incase theres any one else here who might of had the same problem, i feel its good to get the word out...


AND NOW IM FREE FROM WINDOWS AGAIN!!!

of course that means im ganna need more linux help again, you guys dont mind do you? =)

http://www.winehq.org/site/download-deb <--- best way to get it, i dont know if it will work on wine alone but cedega handles it fine

It would be easier if you just decided to use odf (open document format) documents. For sure your school could not compel you to use a proprietary system or proprietary formats...

No school can force students to use any particular brand of a product, be it a pencil, a bag, a car, a calculator or software... In fact, that would not only be illegal but also a sign of corruption...

[bufsabre666]

It would be easier if you just decided to use odf (open document format) documents. For sure your school could not compel you to use a proprietary system or proprietary formats...

No school can force students to use any particular brand of a product, be it a pencil, a bag, a car, a calculator or software... In fact, that would not only be illegal but also a sign of corruption...

they gave us the software for free so i cant complain
and its not illegal, hence school uniforms, only ti calculators are allowed into new york state exams, and even the biggest example, they tell you have books to buy before semester

[zetetic]

they gave us the software for free so i cant complain
and its not illegal, hence school uniforms, only ti calculators are allowed into new york state exams, and even the biggest example, they tell you have books to buy before semester

Oh. I always thought USA was the land of opportunities and freedom. Now I see I was wrong. Better live here!

School uniforms?? Are you on army or in a school?? Only texas instruments allowed? And people don't complain or don't go to courts in order to defend their rights?? Don't you have a constitution or something like that?

I don't want to be rude or something but I'm really astonished!!

School uniforms... Disgusting. I even don't have to talk about the parents reaction and the legal actions against it, cause in the first place I would like to see someone trying to impose that kind of rules over the students of my country... lol

[gnelson]

OP - which Office 2007 programs did you try?

Watching the previously posted YouTube video I could see Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint and (I think) OneNote. I'm really curious about Outlook, Access and Visio.

This is pretty hot news. I am not a huge MS fan, else I wouldn't be using Linux. However, it is only fair to give them credit where credit is due. Unlike Vista, Office 2007 is a good product, and Open Office is a couple of generations behind.

I have an Office 2007 license and if I can use it on Ubuntu - well that'd be pretty awesome.

[FranMichaels]

It would be easier if you just decided to use odf (open document format) documents. For sure your school could not compel you to use a proprietary system or proprietary formats...

No school can force students to use any particular brand of a product, be it a pencil, a bag, a car, a calculator or software... In fact, that would not only be illegal but also a sign of corruption...

Agreed. Here are some good links as a resource in regard OOXML.
http://www.noooxml.org/
http://www.robweir.com/blog/
http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=20051216153153504

they gave us the software for free so i cant complain
and its not illegal, hence school uniforms, only ti calculators are allowed into new york state exams, and even the biggest example, they tell you have books to buy before semester

Will you complain when you need the next version to deal with certain inconsistencies with OOXML? And then next, so on and so forth?

Oh. I always thought USA was the land of opportunities and freedom. Now I see I was wrong. Better live here!

School uniforms?? Are you on army or in a school?? Only texas instruments allowed? And people don't complain or don't go to courts in order to defend their rights?? Don't you have a constitution or something like that?

I don't want to be rude or something but I'm really astonished!!

School uniforms... Disgusting. I even don't have to talk about the parents reaction and the legal actions against it, cause in the first place I would like to see someone trying to impose that kind of rules over the students of my country... lol

Some people are just addicted to MS software, so the management or what have you push it through. Or MS will give it for free, or even pay cash. This includes schools as well as governments, around the world really.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080114/tc_pcworld/141322
http://news.earthweb.com/bus-news/article.php/3677071
http://truthhappens.redhatmagazine.com/2007/07/27/tentacular-marketing/

As for the rest, I've been disappointed myself, some people don't care, are ignorant, or are just puppets. However, there are people that do care, and try to preserve the freedoms the founders intended. That's important to remember. :) America is a diverse place.

Anyway, what country do you live in zetetic? :KS

[Gigamo]

I agree, would like to try it out as well now. I have both Cedega and wine. Should I install it with cedega or wine? :D

[Ebuntor]

I don't wanna go too much off-topic but I think Office 2007 isn't necessary. Hasn't there been an app that can convert odf to docx and the other way around?

IIRC you can install it with Automatix.
IMO a much cleaner solution.

EDIT: seems Rhubarb beat me to it. Although installing it via Automatix is much easier/faster.

[Incense]

AND NOW IM FREE FROM WINDOWS AGAIN!!!



Free from windows, but (still) locked into non-free software, with a proprietary format. That's not the kind of freedom I want. RMS rant aside though, I am always amazed at what the WINE dev team manages in every release. That project really can't be easy! I think MS really needs to get in on that while they still can. If they teamed up with the WINE team to make windows software easier to run on Linux, then they would maintain software sales, and better their own self image. Like that would happen through right?

Anyway, Office 07: Welcome to Linux!

[karellen]

Oh. I always thought USA was the land of opportunities and freedom. Now I see I was wrong. Better live here!

School uniforms?? Are you on army or in a school?? Only texas instruments allowed? And people don't complain or don't go to courts in order to defend their rights?? Don't you have a constitution or something like that?

I don't want to be rude or something but I'm really astonished!!

School uniforms... Disgusting. I even don't have to talk about the parents reaction and the legal actions against it, cause in the first place I would like to see someone trying to impose that kind of rules over the students of my country... lol

just for my curiosity, in what country do you live?...

[Darkhack]

I'm in the United States and I've never had to wear uniforms to school nor do I know anyone who does. I'm currently attending community college and they have both Internet Explorer and Firefox installed. It would be nice if they also installed Opera (for those that choose to use it) and OpenOffice for those who want interoperability without paying for MS Office.

[Incense]

I'm in the United States and I've never had to wear uniforms to school nor do I know anyone who does. I'm currently attending community college and they have both Internet Explorer and Firefox installed. It would be nice if they also installed Opera (for those that choose to use it) and OpenOffice for those who want interoperability without paying for MS Office.

Portable Apps FTW!

http://portableapps.com/apps/office/openoffice_portable

[Kingsley]

Portable Apps FTW!

http://portableapps.com/apps/office/openoffice_portable
I love Portable Apps. It allows me to have Firefox, OO.o, my settings, and files in a handy USB stick.

[macogw]

I don't wanna go too much off-topic but I think Office 2007 isn't necessary. Hasn't there been an app that can convert odf to docx and the other way around?

IIRC you can install it with Automatix.
IMO a much cleaner solution.

EDIT: seems Rhubarb beat me to it. Although installing it via Automatix is much easier/faster.

I use OOo to convert between them for my friends. Though, admittedly, I've never tried to go *to* docx. Nobody's asked for anything so ludicrous. But when people get docx's and can't open them with their MS Office 2003, I convert them to doc

[macogw]

I'm in the United States and I've never had to wear uniforms to school nor do I know anyone who does. I'm currently attending community college and they have both Internet Explorer and Firefox installed. It would be nice if they also installed Opera (for those that choose to use it) and OpenOffice for those who want interoperability without paying for MS Office.

You never met anyone that went to a Catholic school? O_O About 1/4 of my neighborhood growing up was in one Catholic school or another.

[intense.ego]

I am currently running MS Office 2003 through crossover. Does anyone know if installing the new wine will allow me to install MS Office 2007 through crossover?

[bufsabre666]

I am currently running MS Office 2003 through crossover. Does anyone know if installing the new wine will allow me to install MS Office 2007 through crossover?

i see no reason why not if it works another way it might work, why not try it out?


OP - which Office 2007 programs did you try?

all of them worked as far as i could tell ((i dont use all of them regularly to really test them, outlook worked but the internet connection and set up was SLOW!


Free from windows, but (still) locked into non-free software, with a proprietary format.

true but not locked into an obsolete operating system, so its much better than the previous state

[kevinatkins]

Rhubarb -

Nice one! Now I'm one step ahead of my colleagues who have yet to install the MS convertor for Office 2k3... LOL

[Rhubarb]

If possible, don't save any of your master documents to office 2007 format.
If required, you can save a copy of it to office 2007 to hand to a teacher or something.

Here are some very good reasons why:
http://www.sutor.com/newsite/blog-open/?p=2031
"Saving your documents in OOXML format right now is probably
about the riskiest thing you can do if you are concerned with
long term interoperability."

[rubenvb]

How exactly did you run setup.exe? When I try the cedega install dialog and select Setup.exe from the disc, nothing seems to happen. I have done exactly what you said on a fresh ubuntu gutsy install. Please help!

[aaaantoine]

Oh. I always thought USA was the land of opportunities and freedom. Now I see I was wrong. Better live here!

School uniforms?? Are you on army or in a school?? Only texas instruments allowed? And people don't complain or don't go to courts in order to defend their rights?? Don't you have a constitution or something like that?

I don't want to be rude or something but I'm really astonished!!

School uniforms... Disgusting. I even don't have to talk about the parents reaction and the legal actions against it, cause in the first place I would like to see someone trying to impose that kind of rules over the students of my country... lol

George Carlin put it best:

Another bunch of ignorant bull about your children: school uniforms. Bad theory! The idea that if kids wear uniforms to school, it helps keep order. Hey! Don't these schools do enough damage makin' all these children think alike? Now they're gonna get 'em to look alike, too?

And it's not even a new idea; I first saw it in old newsreels from the 1930s, but it was hard to understand, because the narration was in German!

[zmjjmz]

The odf to docx link seems to be dead...

[stmiller]

Wine is free.

Cedega is non-free, and does not contribute back to Wine.

Crossover is non-free, but does contribute to Wine and even pays developers to work on it full-time.

Now that's awesome! :popcorn:

Cedega is free. It has always been free. They charge for the pre-made packages.

http://www.cedega.com/sources.php

[phrostbyte]

I think Office 2007 is better then OpenOffice 2.3 in terms of features and UI. But I think forcing students to use docx is messed up. I would personally b**ch out everyone in that school.

But hey, that's just me. :)

[intense.ego]

So, just to make sure, I have to install the new wine before this will work?

[jargs]

How exactly did you run setup.exe? When I try the cedega install dialog and select Setup.exe from the disc, nothing seems to happen. I have done exactly what you said on a fresh ubuntu gutsy install. Please help!

Yes i can't get it to do anything either, Help would be nice.

[macogw]

I think Office 2007 is better then OpenOffice 2.3 in terms of features and UI. But I think forcing students to use docx is messed up. I would personally b**ch out everyone in that school.

But hey, that's just me. :)

MSO2k7's UI makes absolutely no sense to me. I got so fed up attempting to use it when I tried it at the Dell kiosk in the mall, that I just switched to Notepad.

[rubenvb]

bump!, still doesn't work for me with the method described by the OP