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How to switch your small or home office to Linux

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http://www.wine-reviews.net – By Graham Morrison With Linux and free software making a name for itself in the world of big business, many people are testing the feasibility of switching small and home office software to their open source equivalents. Regardless of how you feel about the Linux desktop, this is one area in which Linux can have a real impact, both financially and productively, and any small or home office has the potential to be transformed by just switching one application or two to their open source equivalents. This is traditionally the domain of Microsoft, a costly an (Software)

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folks. I finally convinced my sister to drop Windows at her small business and go Ubuntu. She complained, though, that she does not want to use Libre Office and is willing to use Microsoft Office instead. I was like, ok, then.

Then, she asked: - Libre office is the default, right? - Right. - So, if someone gives me a document, by default it will open on Libre Office.

Beside of OpenOfficeOrg, there is another nice office suite software called KOffice. This KOffice is now reached 1.6.3 version. This free office suite for Linux comes with better GUI and more stable compared to previous version.

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el_koraco wrote:This is a pretty dickish move. With Office 2010 Home and Student, you get three licenses (not tied down to hardware) for less than 200 dollars. This pretty much covers 90 percent of small business needs anywhere in the world.

Small Business Computing: "Microsoft is getting ready to ship Office 2010, but a lot of small businesses realize they don't need all the features (or licensing costs) that come with Microsoft Office. The front-runners for Office replacements are OpenOffice.org and Google Docs, but which one is right for your business?"

I have a small business, and I don't feel very secure with network. I have a router, and I share the same network for my home and office.

I have a client with a small business network on a domain of around 10 computers, and Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 has been installed on them for a couple months and working fine.

Open source software geared for the many needs of small businesses, including accounting, CRM, desktop publishing, security and more.