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Play-MSOffice-on-Linux: Guide to Install Microsoft Office on Linux

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Welcome to this guide for Installing and Configuring Microsoft Office on Linux. I assure you it worked on Mint (and Other Ubuntu/Debian-Based Distributions), so it's worth a try.

Important: This guide does NOT teach or encourage the use of pirated or cracked versions of Microsoft Office. We assume you own a legitimate license and have an official ISO image or installer. Here we only show the setup to run the software on Linux. If you do not have a valid license, consider OnlyOffice.

This narrative is not just a technical guide; it's an account of systematic troubleshooting, lessons learned, and solutions forged from frustrating attempts. Old tutorials recommended PlayOnLinux, but with the evolution of the Linux ecosystem—such as the removal of the asyncore module in Python 3.12—it has become obsolete and unstable. Here is an example of a common error when trying to use PlayOnLinux on modern distributions:

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  function fetchJSON(path, callback) {
    const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
    xhr.open('GET', path, true);
    xhr.onreadystatechange = () => {
      if (xhr.readyState === 4) {
        if (xhr.status === 200) {
          try {
            callback(JSON.parse(xhr.responseText));