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eylenburg / msoffice_in_linux.md
Last active November 16, 2024 12:34
Installing Microsoft Office in Linux

Step by step guide: How to install Microsoft Office in any Linux distribution

There are multiple options how to install MS Office on Linux.

VM-based - Integrate Windows apps running in a Windows virtual machine as native-looking in Linux

  1. Winapps, based on KVM, QEMU, Docker/Podman and FreeRDP. Still actively maintained (getting Github commits). Decribed below
  2. Cassowary, based on KVM, QEMU, libvirt/virt-manager, and FreeRDP. Has a helpful GUI and apparently can auto-suspend the VM when no Windows app is in use. Last release in Feb 2022 and seems to be abandoned.

The VM-based options means can run Office 2021 or Office 365 including all apps, but while the Windows apps themselves run flawlessly (as they're running on real Windows) there's various freerdp-related bugs you may encounter.

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eylenburg / mullvad_in_fedora_atomic.md
Created May 30, 2024 19:15

How to install the Mullvad VPN app in Fedora Atomic Desktop (Kinoite, Silverblue etc.)

Enter these commands:

sudo -s
cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
wget https://repository.mullvad.net/rpm/stable/mullvad.repo
rpm-ostree install mullvad-vpn
systemctl reboot
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eylenburg / simple_backup_linux.md
Last active August 3, 2024 14:23
SIMPLE scheduled backup of Linux home folder to external HDD or similar

This will check whether your external HDD (or USB stick or SD card) is plugged in and will then backup your /home folder via one-way sync to it as a backup.

What this doesn't do:

  • compress your files
  • deduplicate your files to save storage space

If you want this, you'd better use something like Vorta Backup.

What it does do:

  • mirror your home folder to a backup disk