How to install msoffice 2007

[arshad]

I tried installing msoffice 2007 using wine on porteus. I keep getting
an error saying

"ERROR_INSTALL_LANGUAGE_UNSUPPORTED"

Anyone here knows here how to resolve this puzzle?

[Hamza]

Welcome on board

It's not possible to install Office 2003/2007/2010 on Porteus/Linux. The reason is office is using a framework specialy for Microsoft Applications. You can install some low-level applications but Office, I don't think it's possible. You can try to install differents frameworks available on Microsoft Website but I can't tell which one will works or if this works.

[arshad]

Well , I am newbie to Porteus but had been using Solaris/Linux for a while.
I am running Centos 6 on my laptop as well as on my desktop. I can use
MSoffice 2007 on it ( via wine ) and also can type in my language ( bengali )
on it.

So I am puzzled why I can't do the same on Porteus?

[Hamza]

It's not totally impossible but that will require you to install some other packages. I don't know the name of them.

[wread]

@arshad
Must it be msoffice 2007?
First of all, wine will make your system sensitive to windows viruses, worms and trojans: elemental, Watson!

Why don't you try Open Office (now Libreoffice), that does practically the same; maybe Abi word just does it....

Cheers!