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I am using Ubuntu 14.04 and I could not install MS Office 2010 or any office version using wine. A message pop up says "Office encountered an error during setup" but other *.exe files run perfectly. How do I solve this problem?

Byte Commander
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riganmani waikhom
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MS Office 2010 (64-bit) does not work on wine. Here are other options (in no specific order).

  1. Install 32-bit version
    The 32-bit version works alright on wine. Try installing that. You can also try installing a latter version (2007, 2003 etc). Check out the list at https://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?appId=31.

  2. Install Other Office program
    There are other great software that you can use in place of MS Office. Here's a list of some popular ones.

    • Libre Office
    • Apache Open Office
    • Google Docs (web based)

  3. Use CrossOver
    CrossOver is your average wine platform tweaked to support a lot of programs and games. Check out the full list at https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/.
    Reversal: It's not free you have to pay for it though you can try it for a few days.

  4. Virtualization
    Put your whole MS Windows OS inside Ubuntu and then install your MS Office on that.

    • VirtualBox:

      $sudo apt-get install virtualbox-qt

    • VmWare:
      It's not free. You have to pay for it, but like CrossOver you can get a free trial.

  5. PlayOnLinux
    A frontend to wine - minus all the headache of some configuring on wine. Easier to use than wine because it install some of the software or libraries that may be needed by whatever program you wish to install

    $sudo apt-get install playonlinux

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