Comments on: How to Install Microsoft Office on Ubuntu

By: Laurent Marandet

Laurent Marandet — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:16:44 +0000

Thanks for this tutorial. Nevertheless, it does not work on Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop unless you add "apt install python3-pyasyncore"

By: Anania

Anania — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 06:35:01 +0000

Hi, thanks for sharing the process of how to install MS Office in Ubuntu. However, I need help because every time I try, I get a response that crashes with an error in POL_Wine. Wine seems to have crashed.

Please help me fix this.

Thanks, Anania

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:31:39 +0000

In reply to Sum Yung Gai. @Sumgai, Thank you for your feedback and insights! You make valid points regarding the use case for Microsoft Office on Ubuntu and the availability and excellence of LibreOffice as a free and open-source alternative. Indeed, many users find LibreOffice to be a sufficient and feature-rich office suite for their needs, and it comes pre-installed with many Linux distributions, including Ubuntu. As for Microsoft Teams and other Microsoft applications, they might be necessary in certain corporate environments or educational institutions where Microsoft products are heavily integrated into their workflow, and there might be compatibility or feature requirements that are better supported by the official Microsoft software. In the end, the choice of software on a Linux system is subjective and depends on individual preferences, organizational requirements, and specific use cases.

By: Sum Yung Gai

Sum Yung Gai — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:31:06 +0000

This could be good for the home user that depends on specific Microsoft applications, so it's right and proper to publish this. I'm not one of those folks, but on their behalf, thank you for this article. With that being said... Given the existence and excellence of LibreOffice, I'm not sure why anyone would want to go backward and install Microsoft Office on an Ubuntu system, especially given that LibreOffice comes as a part of Ubuntu. I'm just not seeing the use case. However, I guess I can see the use case for, say, Microsoft Teams, but only if you work in a corporate organization that A.) requires its use, and B.) allows you to install non-MS operating systems on your corporate-issued computer. Most organizations don't allow that.