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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Micro***t Word on Linux and alternatives (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago by GregorTacTac@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Are there good Microsoft word alternatives that support Linux (I don't mind closed source)? Libreoffice is meh and only office is quite good, but are there any better ones? Also, is there a way to install word on Linux using wine? When I do that my laptop just overheats and loses internet connection.

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[–] moomoomoo309@programming.dev 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Try the other UI layouts, like the notebook bar. LO can look pretty close to MS office if you change the settings some.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

It's all programmer UI, really.

Even the tabbed view was hard to use for me, especially the impossible to use "styles" box that scrolls a narrow view. I use it all the time on MS Word, and much prefer how they handle it.

Also, no CSD, so the title bar kinda just chills there, meanwhile it's used in Microsoft Word.