I’ve recently switched to Linux (Debian Bookworm) because I was tired of all the bullshits I had to deal with when using Windows, especially when developing software.

Now I really have to use MS Office applications for my school. Libreoffice is good but not completely compatible with MSOffice, like I can’t use the log graph in the template provided. And their web apps are nearly unusable (especially with Firefox and its variants) , so I need desktop versions.

I can use VM maybe but I don’t want to pay for the Windows license.

How do you guys manage to open MS files appropriately?

Edit: 2024/12/26 I ended up using Windows inside KVM. It worked without license, and office seems to work fine

  • fin@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    26 days ago

    You’re not wrong, but switching to Linux is considered better in this community than sticking with Windows, I guess.

    I switched to Linux because I hate Microsoft’s monopoly, privacy invasion and their horrible operating system.

    But to be honest, I kind of just wanted to do things differently.