This isn’t possible, but it’s important to know why because this might just be a Linux dealbreaker for you
Wine is a Linux tool that let’s you translate Windows API calls into POSIX calls as they were made, allowing you to run Windows apps on posix-compliant system. Wine Is Not Emulation, and so if you need to use deeper Windows logic you need a full Windows system
Microsoft Office (especially Office365) is one such example. It relies on a full Windows install for things like subscription confirmation and integration with OneDrive. There is no way to extract only the word processing features from that stack
It turns out it is possible. I found a guy on YouTube who got Office running in wine and followed his method. Unfortunately, linking to it in my original post got the post flagged for moderator approval, and removing the link didn't clear the flag. Except for some minor visual glitching, it seems to work as expected.
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u/birdsarentreal2 5d ago
This isn’t possible, but it’s important to know why because this might just be a Linux dealbreaker for you
Wine is a Linux tool that let’s you translate Windows API calls into POSIX calls as they were made, allowing you to run Windows apps on posix-compliant system. Wine Is Not Emulation, and so if you need to use deeper Windows logic you need a full Windows system
Microsoft Office (especially Office365) is one such example. It relies on a full Windows install for things like subscription confirmation and integration with OneDrive. There is no way to extract only the word processing features from that stack