Thank you Microsoft, for the final push
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You should try OnlyOffice. It is very similar to MS Office and fully compatible with Microsoft formats. It has fully replaced MS Office for me for all office work. Also it can be easely integrated with your private NextCloud. You can install it from Flathub.
Edit: it also lets you edit and convert pdfs like Adobe Acrobat Pro
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Is this better than LibreOffice?
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Why not both? It's simple to install both and decide for yourself. I use both for different tasks.
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People usually refer to LibreOffice, so it is interesting that this alternative I never heard of before is allegedly better (it looks better that is for sure)
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Welcome! Been like a year and a half for me, and I can't even imagine ever going back to Windows. Just using it for work is already too much.
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I can feel the bloat when I use it now.
Like you need to get from point a to b in a hallway. It's just you...and windows inflatable boat they fully inflated in the hallway between a and b. And you have to squeeze through to go to point b. -
LibreOffice has more features and is overall better. OnlyOffice is more compatible with MS Office. So if you need to use docx etc. for work, you use OnlyOffice as a workaround.
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But LibreOffice has supported docx for years now, right?
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my unsolicited 2c is to checkout mint
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It messes up object arrangement. This is technically Microsoft's fault, but that doesn't help when you want to communicate clearly with a MS Office user.
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Yeah, Linux feels like what using a personal computer was always supposed to be.
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I've heard PopOS/Linux Mint are great starters. I personally run ZorinOS which is based on Ubuntu. It's beautiful, had built in customization, and has a free version (I paid for the pro version because I liked it so much and wanted to super it).
You'll find occasional headaches in all Linux distros just because it's not windows so compatibility can require work arounds depending what you wanna run. But it's worth it. Feels so much faster and in your control which is nice. Also if you screw up the distro you can just boot another distro from the flashdrive you used to install in the first place (keep the ISO handy just in case
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