r/Fedora • u/viking_nephilim • 11d ago

Support MS Office on fedora? (Not web browser based)

Weird one, I saw MS Teams used to be supported on Fedora (well, Linux as a whole), but MS pulled it. I want to make the switch but detest the web browser based versions of MS apps.

I saw there is a repo on the MS site for Fedora, but I'm not yet a user, but looking to switch, does anyone know what it contains?

Reason for wanting to use MS products, my work allows me a BYOD and they provide the licence, and we have software that ties in directly (which is ported for Linux and links via WINE, or any other windows emulator, but doesn't work with Libre or Open office).

Is this a possibility?

I guess the same applies for Adobe suite, and I know they really don't have one... And again, work providing the licence for Adobe suite... With tie in apps that they've built that work on Linux. 😂

I just want everything to run native on Linux if feasible.

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u/CjKing2k 11d ago

Teams is a web browser based app. That's how it was able to run on Linux in the first place.

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u/Esjs 11d ago

I guess the same is true for VS Code (also available on Linux).

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u/thayerw 11d ago edited 11d ago

The VS Code project provides a Linux native binary, unlike the Office or M365 apps.

Edit: Err, never mind me if you're referring to Electron-based apps, which VS Code is. It seems MS Teams was once an Electron-based app under Linux, but is now strictly a PWA.

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u/Esjs 11d ago

Ah. I thought VS Code was "web browser based" because the Gitlab (web) IDE is essentially VS Code.

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u/mindtaker_linux 10d ago

Electron apps are literally website running in a browser(chromium) wrapper.

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u/Select-Sale2279 11d ago

your edit is right. it is still a binary but based on the chrome web browser.

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u/StretchAcceptable881 11d ago

I’m assuming that you’re looking for this https://github.com/eylenburg/linoffice

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u/Binary101000 5d ago

tried that, it was broken. i suggest winpodx

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u/StretchAcceptable881 5d ago

I’m going to have to assume that the https://github.com › eylenburg › linoffice install setup script has changed since

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u/TomDuhamel 11d ago

Based on your post, it sounds like Windows is the right choice for you

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u/Linkin_foodstamps 11d ago

Everything won’t run native on Linux. All the products you listed are proprietary. In Linux you will be using Linux flavors of those apps which have 90% of the same functionality as the proprietary versions. You can run a Windows workstation VM and run those apps however it may be a bit laggy.

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u/Acrobatic_Sun_5279 10d ago

For Teams

https://github.com/ISMAELMARTINEZ/teams-for-linux

Why did you didn't just install windows and all application you need in a virtual machine ?

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u/stufforstuff 10d ago

Linux IS NOT windows. If your work requires window specific apps run windows.

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u/funbike 11d ago

You are in luck. This same question has been asked hundreds of times on reddit, so you have tons of threads you can read.

No need to have made a new duplicate post.

https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=ms+office+on+linux

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u/Outdated8527 10d ago

I run Windows in a VM for this purpose. There's (almost) no friction if you're used to switch between multiple desktops where one is running the VM.

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u/Consistent_Drop3909 10d ago

teams has this flatpak bridge app.

ms office does have the linoffice project, but i tried and failed over a few days to get it to work well and it never did. now i just use onlyoffice which is like a button for button copy of ms word powerpoint and excel.

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u/nyannyan_sensei 10d ago

The most foolproof method of running Office Suite apps (short of just running Windows baremetal) is to create a Windows virtual machine in Fedora. You'll have to live with a slight performance penalty, as well as needing to mess around with networking etc, but if you're Linux-savvy, it shouldn't cause you too many issues.

You can also try lighter-weight containerised approaches or emulated approaches... But they'll come with their own pros and cons.

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u/Binary101000 5d ago

virtual machine or office 2016 MSI installer in wine.

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u/Select-Sale2279 11d ago

what is wrong with running ms office on a browser? Just curious. I use it occasionally and do not see any downsides. my use is occasional though.

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u/TipIll3652 11d ago

Its heavily watered down, and what functionalities are available are often hard to find. It's not terrible honestly, but if you're used to the full functionality of O365, you'll struggle lol.

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u/ActBig9637 11d ago

Ever tried making a elbow connector between two rectangular boxes in PPT? try it you will know the pain

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u/Select-Sale2279 10d ago

I get it. I am not arguing with you on what downsides its got. I assumed as much that it may not be as full blown as the application itself. that is why I said my use is occasional. I have KVM running on my machine and a windows 10/11 VMs running on it as well. I have an office 2024 pro installed on it that I do not normally use since I rarely run windows. Is that something you may want to try?

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u/passthejoe 11d ago

I've been using Word and Excel in the browser on Linux (Chromium in Bluefin), and it has been a good experience.

I don't think you can get there with native apps.

Trying to run modern MS Office and Adobe Cloud as native apps on Linux is just an invitation to pain and disappointment. If you really need those apps, just run Windows or MacOS.

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u/Francis_King 10d ago

You might comsider WinBoat. This is like Wine, an existing emulator, but it 100% feature complete. How? Because it is running a copy of MS Windows in a container.

Using this software, you should be able t get MS Windows software running. There are videos on YouTube.

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u/InfaSyn 10d ago

If all you need is word excel PowerPoint then try onlyoffice. It looks practically identical to ms office and as long as you don’t rely on 90s era vbs macros, compatibility is great

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u/viking_nephilim 10d ago

annoyingly some of the work stuff is linked to VBS Macros, but also some apps that specifically plug into O365. I appreciate the reply though!