[Discuss] LibreOffice and .docx files

[mark at buttery.org (Shirley Márquez Dúlcey)]

The catch is licensing. The Windows license that came with your
computer doesn't cover running it in a virtual machine. You'll have to
buy a full retail license to do that legally.

A Windows license really should cover running any number of virtual
machines with Windows on the same computer, so long as they are not
being used to run servers that provide services to the public or a
place of business. (They understandably want to charge extra for
that.) But expecting Microsoft to be that sensible is futile.

On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 10:56 PM, David Rosenstrauch <darose at darose.net> wrote:
> On 12/11/2017 10:05 PM, Nancy Allison wrote:
>>
>> Hello, all.
>>
>> I painfully conclude that I must install Word on my Ubuntu 16.04 machine.
>> I
>> need to be able to handle Word files consistently.
>>
>> So I opened Synaptic Package Manager and searched for Microsoft Word. No
>> luck.
>>
>> What do I do? How do I get it installed?
>>
>> I know, it pains me! But I don't see a way around it. All suggestions
>> gratefully received!
>>
>> --Nancy
>
>
> Run a Windows virtual machine inside VirtualBox, which has MS Word installed
> in it.  I've been doing that for years.
>
> Sad but true that when it comes to compatibility with the (non-Unix) rest of
> the world, sometimes there's really no alternative but to use Word, Excel,
> Powerpoint, etc.  At least when you run them in a VM you run them as
> minimally - and as contained - as possible.
>
> HTH,
>
> DR
>
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