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[Discuss] Installing StarOffice 5.2 on modern linux?



John Abreau said on Sun, 6 Jul 2025 21:23:22 -0400

>Has anyone tried installing StarOffice on a recent version of Linux?
>
>I don't currently have any hardware running VM services, and I'd
>rather not spend money on a new server just for this.

I wonder if you can CD boot into an ancient OS like Redhat 6.0 or
Mandrake from the early 00's, and do what you need from there.

I heard what you said about not spending money on a new server, and
understand completely. If it becomes absolutely necessary for you to
buy new hardware, "new" means something from Pentium or Celeron on up
from the late 90's or early to mid 00's. There might still be people
throwing these away, and they just might work well enough to do what
you need to do. Around where I live, there's a used computer store
where you can get a 10 year old Dell desktop for under $200, and that
will be much more than enough to run anything you need for StarOffice.

SteveT

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