Running MS OFFICE on Linux - Is it enough to justify paying for Wine?

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Crossover is developed by Codeweavers. This company is one of the biggest contributors to Wine, they make up 2/3 of the commits on the project, and most of the code they use on Crossover is given back to Wine, in open source form.

Crossover in itself, is a software installation platform: it combines a graphical user interface that lets you install and manage windows software, and a database of installation "recipes" that are kept up to date, and contain all the dependencies and configuration steps to install this windows software.

You could also compare it to PlayOnLinux, but Crossover has a few advantages over it:

• First, buying it helps the Wine project, since you're allowing Codeweavers to keep working on Wine, and they give back their code to the Wine project. Buying Crossover allows the Wine project to keep going, or even to move faster.
• Second, the ratings given on the Crossover GUI are certified, so you can get support for a specific app if it doesn't run on your device even though it's marked as working in Crossover. You can get email or phone support depending on the plan you've picked, to help you make sure you can run what you need.
• Finally, Crossover has great management tools: you can create Wine bottles, which are basically folders that contain all the necessary files for Wine, and select in which bottle you want to install your app: if a bottle you already have is compatible with your app, Crossover will tell you, and you can save some disk space instead of duplicating everything. Bottles are also supported by PlayOnLinux, but it won't tell you if a bottle is compatible with a specific app or not, so you're better off installing each app in a specific bottle, which will use a lot of space.

Installing and using Crossover

Crossover is a paid-for application, but you can also try it for free for 2 weeks. This lets you check that the apps you need can run with Crossover, or not, but after this trial period, you'll need to pay for the software.

Installing Crossover is pretty easy, just head over to the site, select "free trial", and download t ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH5JYshhtYg