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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Wine 9.0 is now available (gitlab.winehq.org)

submitted 10 months ago by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

difference between collabora anf libreoffice?

[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you meant onlyoffice, then I think it promises better compatibility with ms office stuff and also itsinterface is closer to it, compared to libreoffice.

[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

wait does collobora do more than onlyoffice? and if so why do many linux distribuitions pack libreofficd and not onlyoffice

[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Maybe there's some confusion here.

Collabora is a company, they funded some work on OnlyOffice which is a FOSS office suite like LibreOffice. I think they also worked on making it web hostable like Google docs (through nextcloud?)

Edit: Apparently now there's also collabora office suite?

OnlyOffice and LibreOffice are both very good. The former promises better compatibility with ms office files and has an easier interface imo. LibreOffice seems way more featureful

As for why fewer distros have onlyoffice in their repository, maybe because it's relatively newer? Anyway, it's available through flatpak and that's how I use it. I haven't tried Collabora online stuff

[–] yianiris@kafeneio.social 1 points 10 months ago

Is abiword foss?
It is the most reasonable of editors/wp I have found, LO gives me a headache looking at 1000 menus/items.
The gtk2 version is stable as a rock, despite of some bad wrap it got last few years.

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