Hi guys, I hope you are well despite this crazy pandemic moment...
I was here some time ago trying a way to dual-boot EOS with Windows10, but I believe that the effort will not be worth it and that it would be more likely to find support from the community if I wanted a solution within Linux.
My main problem is to find a reliable text editor for the work I do, which involves formatting scientific papers. My experiences with free software (i.e. OpenOffice, BrOffice) proved to be impossible to work with the level of detail required for that kind of editing, which unfortunately I was only able to see on MSWord. Google Docs is not a good alternative either - it even received some interesting extensions that added more editing detail, but those were autonomous initiatives that apparently did not evolve or receive updates.
Maybe this is not a problem that many people face, however for me it is something that makes work unfeasible.
So I tried to install some versions of the Office package via PlayonLinux (2010 and 2016) -- just out of curiosity, gathering file pieces honestly borrowed from some friends of mine around the globe (you should know them) -- and both attempts failed. Apparently PlayonLinux/Wine couldn't find corresponding .exe files, either starting from an .iso or a standard installation file (setup.exe etc).
I would love to maintain my experience with EOS / linux, it would be cruel to reinstall Windows just for that. If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it immensely
I was here some time ago trying a way to dual-boot EOS with Windows10, but I believe that the effort will not be worth it and that it would be more likely to find support from the community if I wanted a solution within Linux.
My main problem is to find a reliable text editor for the work I do, which involves formatting scientific papers. My experiences with free software (i.e. OpenOffice, BrOffice) proved to be impossible to work with the level of detail required for that kind of editing, which unfortunately I was only able to see on MSWord. Google Docs is not a good alternative either - it even received some interesting extensions that added more editing detail, but those were autonomous initiatives that apparently did not evolve or receive updates.
Maybe this is not a problem that many people face, however for me it is something that makes work unfeasible.
So I tried to install some versions of the Office package via PlayonLinux (2010 and 2016) -- just out of curiosity, gathering file pieces honestly borrowed from some friends of mine around the globe (you should know them) -- and both attempts failed. Apparently PlayonLinux/Wine couldn't find corresponding .exe files, either starting from an .iso or a standard installation file (setup.exe etc).
I would love to maintain my experience with EOS / linux, it would be cruel to reinstall Windows just for that. If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it immensely