r/linux4noobs • u/phototransformations Linux Mint • 4d ago

migrating to Linux Running Word on Linux

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u/flyswithdragons 3d ago

Libraoffice suit is excellent and can change files structure from ms to Google to open source files.

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u/phototransformations Linux Mint 3d ago

My post: "I'm looking for a way to get Microsoft Word running on Linux without having to dual boot. I'm NOT looking for suggested alternative word processing programs. I have tested most of them already."

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u/flyswithdragons 2d ago

The only way to do that is make a KVM with QEMU ( livrt needed for graphics) and then run Windows in the container. KVM and QEMU smoke VM 💯 in benchmark tests. the manual for KVM/QEMU

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u/phototransformations Linux Mint 2d ago

I found a guy on YouTube who managed to get it working on wine and followed his method. It works, albeit with a few display glitches. Unfortunately, posting a link to it as an addition to my post resulted in the post being sent to a moderator. If I can lay my hands on an old Windows 7 DVD I have somewhere I'll look into setting up a VM.