I’ve been seeing all these posts about Linux lately, and looking at them, I can honestly see the appeal. I’d love having so much autonomy over the OS I use, and customize it however I like, even having so many options to choose from when it comes to distros. The only thing holding me back, however, is incompatibility issues. A lot of programs I work with very often are Windows-exclusive, and alternatives supporting Linux are rare. So I guess I’m stuck with Windows, since I deem those particular programs really important.

Any advice from Linux nerds here? All constructive replies are very appreciated.

  • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Again, if layout of your end product is important, don’t share .docx files.

    I know a LOT of people who’ve been doing this since Office 97 and formatting holds across computers. And to be fair it seems to hold a lot better between older and newer versions of MS Office than with LibeOffice.

    • Flumsy@feddit.de
      1·
      1 year ago

      Every single docx file that I opened in a recent LibreOffice version looked exactly as intended. What features specifically are you talking about that dont work?

      • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Look at my screenshot above. Do you call that “looked exactly as intended”?

    • KISSmyOS@lemmy.world
      21·
      1 year ago

      And I’ve had better results opening Office files with LibreOffice than with MS Online Office.

      • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        You guys want to have it both ways, first you’ll say that Office online is the ultimate solution for every Linux user that needs to collaborate with MS Office users and now this. lol