So, without wasting anymore of your time, lets’ get going.
Objectives:
- Install Microsoft Office in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)
- Enjoy!
To get started, press Ctrl – Alt – T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the commands below to add Wine PPA.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
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Next, run the commands below to update your system and install the latest version of Wine
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install wine1.5
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After that, go to Dash and launch Winetricks.
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When Winetricks opens, choose ‘Select the default wineprefix’ and click ‘OK’
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Then choose ‘Install a Windows DDL or component’ and click ‘OK’
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Next, select both ‘dotnet20’ and ‘msxml6’ from this screen to install.
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After installing those two components, go back to Winetricks and choose to install a font.
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Next, choose to install corefonts
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After installing, the corefonts, go back to Winetricks and choose ‘Run winecfg’
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Then select ‘Libraries’ tab and make sure these DLLs are added. The select each DDL and click ‘Edit’and change the overrides for each DDL to ‘Native’ (Windows)
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After that, close out of Winetricks insert your Office CD/DVD or ISO and double click ‘setup.exe’.
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Next, click ‘Install Now’ . After installing, remove the CD/DVD and begin using Office.
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To launch Microsoft Excel, press Ctrl – Alt – T to open Terminal. Then run the line below
wine "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office14/excel.exe"
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To launch Microsoft Word, run the line below
wine "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office14/winword.exe"
PowerPoint, copy and paste the line below
wine "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office14/powerpnt.exe"
Enjoy!
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