Running applications natively installed on Windows.

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backfromhell
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Running applications natively installed on Windows.

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Hello,

After searching on internet and the wiki, I ask it on the forum.

My company use Skype for Business as Telephony solution so I must use MS Office 2016.

Installing MS Office 2016 on wine do not work.
As I have a dual boot Debian and Windows 10, is it possible to use the MS Office version installed on my Windows Drive ?
Is it a good practice ?
Is it safe ?

Thanks,
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Bob Wya
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Re: Running applications natively installed on Windows.

Post by Bob Wya »

backfromhell wrote:Hello,

After searching on internet and the wiki, I ask it on the forum.

My company use Skype for Business as Telephony solution so I must use MS Office 2016.

Installing MS Office 2016 on wine do not work.
As I have a dual boot Debian and Windows 10, is it possible to use the MS Office version installed on my Windows Drive ?
Is it a good practice ?
Is it safe ?

Thanks,
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See: WineHQ FAQ: 5.1 I have lots of applications already installed in Windows. How do I run them in Wine?

You need a 32-bit install of MS Office 2016, for starters.

You wouldn't run Office from the Windows drive, you'd copy all the installed office files over to a clean WINEPREFIX.
Then import all the installed Office registry keys.

Given how much hassle that process is to do right... :shock:

I'd try some of the AppDB workarounds first.
See: Microsoft Office (installer only) / 2016 (32-bit).

I think you also need working DX11 support - for Office 2016 - which means bleeding edge Mesa or the Nvidia proprietary drivers.
Plus Wine Development / Wine Staging 3.12.

Bob
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