DonutsBl / office365-pol

[OUTDATED] A PlayOnLinux script that utilizes the version of Wine made for CrossOver to run Microsoft 365 Apps / Office 365 without requiring any paid CrossOver components
BSD Zero Clause License
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THIS IS OUTDATED

This project is mostly abandoned, it does not and likely will never work with current versions of MS365. It was made when Microsoft still provided a Windows 7 release of Office 365, which was considerabely easier to get working. Current versions only support Windows 10 and 11 and use components exclusive to those operating systems that Wine currently does not support in any way, such as UWP libraries. At the moment, I believe no one has gotten them working.

What now?

The script from this project might still work, but if it does, it will install a very outdated version of Office 365, which should be considered a significant security risk. Since I believe it should no longer be used, I will also no longer be fixing bugs. Most people should probably switch to a natively supported office suite like LibreOffice (free and open source) or SoftMaker Office (commercial, proprietary), which have fairly solid Microsoft Office compatibility. If you absolutely need Microsoft Office, you'll have to use a virtual machine, which will allow you to use the latest versions, but isn't as convenient and also requires a Windows license.

Original readme

office365-pol

An experimental PlayOnLinux script that utilizes the version of Wine made for CrossOver to run Microsoft 365 Apps / Office 365 on Linux-based systems without requiring any paid CrossOver components

Fair warning

At his point in time, this script is not recommended for beginner users since it requires you to manually compile the CrossOver version of Wine (also known as winecx). The method explained here utilizes Docker to create a clean compiling environment, so it really should work every time. But it's still a fairly complicated process with a lot of command prompt wizardry involved.

Installation guide

License

Unless otherwise specified, everything in this repository is licensed under the Zero-Clause BSD license. This does not necessarily apply to dependencies which are needed to use this software, but not contained in its repository.