PlayOnLinux displays weird looking window on 18.04 for MS Office installation
PlayOnLinux used to work just fine with 16.04. After upgrading to 18.04 I cannot install MS office from it. After I select the setup and click on install this window pops up:
For approximately 3 seconds it shows this image
And then suddenly the image disappears and the window looks like this
When I try installing the software without PlayOnLinux using wine setup.exe I get the proper window look:
But eventually installation fails and I get this message:
Am I missing some essential package/software for rendering the graphics in PlayOnLinux?
This does not allow me to install MS Office using any method, I'm stuck.
Please do not suggest using LibreOffice or Virtual Box. I know both are great alternatives but I would appreciate a solution for this specific problem
18.04 graphics wine playonlinux microsoft-office
asked Sep 11 '18 at 12:46
Kewal ShahKewal Shah
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PlayOnLinux used to work just fine with 16.04. After upgrading to 18.04 I cannot install MS office from it. After I select the setup and click on install this window pops up:
For approximately 3 seconds it shows this image
And then suddenly the image disappears and the window looks like this
When I try installing the software without PlayOnLinux using wine setup.exe I get the proper window look:
But eventually installation fails and I get this message:
Am I missing some essential package/software for rendering the graphics in PlayOnLinux?
This does not allow me to install MS Office using any method, I'm stuck.
Please do not suggest using LibreOffice or Virtual Box. I know both are great alternatives but I would appreciate a solution for this specific problem
18.04 graphics wine playonlinux microsoft-office
asked Sep 11 '18 at 12:46
Kewal ShahKewal Shah
437318
add a comment |
PlayOnLinux used to work just fine with 16.04. After upgrading to 18.04 I cannot install MS office from it. After I select the setup and click on install this window pops up:
For approximately 3 seconds it shows this image
And then suddenly the image disappears and the window looks like this
When I try installing the software without PlayOnLinux using wine setup.exe I get the proper window look:
But eventually installation fails and I get this message:
Am I missing some essential package/software for rendering the graphics in PlayOnLinux?
This does not allow me to install MS Office using any method, I'm stuck.
Please do not suggest using LibreOffice or Virtual Box. I know both are great alternatives but I would appreciate a solution for this specific problem
18.04 graphics wine playonlinux microsoft-office
asked Sep 11 '18 at 12:46
Kewal ShahKewal Shah
437318
PlayOnLinux used to work just fine with 16.04. After upgrading to 18.04 I cannot install MS office from it. After I select the setup and click on install this window pops up:
For approximately 3 seconds it shows this image
And then suddenly the image disappears and the window looks like this
When I try installing the software without PlayOnLinux using wine setup.exe I get the proper window look:
But eventually installation fails and I get this message:
Am I missing some essential package/software for rendering the graphics in PlayOnLinux?
This does not allow me to install MS Office using any method, I'm stuck.
Please do not suggest using LibreOffice or Virtual Box. I know both are great alternatives but I would appreciate a solution for this specific problem
18.04 graphics wine playonlinux microsoft-office
18.04 graphics wine playonlinux microsoft-office
asked Sep 11 '18 at 12:46
Kewal ShahKewal Shah
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asked Sep 11 '18 at 12:46
Kewal ShahKewal Shah
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edited Sep 11 '18 at 13:11
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This might be a bug in the MS Office install script or particular wine version / used library.
You can have a workaround: After you created a drive go to options with highlighted virtual drive and hit Open a shell button.
From that shell window run wine setup.exe and see if your window renders correctly.
PlayOnLinux downloads and uses an older wine version for its Word 2010 setup by default and your system may have a different wine version which can cause the graphics to load incorrectly, try to change it in the settings of your virtual drive in PlayOnLinux from configure -> Office2010 -> General -> Wine version
edited Sep 19 '18 at 10:19
Kewal Shah
437318
answered Sep 11 '18 at 13:39
kukulokukulo
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I get this error:Wine cannot find the FreeType font library. To enable Wine to use TrueType fonts please install a version of FreeType greater than or equal to 2.0.5.
– Kewal Shah
Sep 11 '18 at 13:47
I downloaded it from sourceforge.net/projects/freetype . How do I add it in PlayOnLinux / Wine? I have no idea please help
– Kewal Shah
Sep 11 '18 at 13:55
No use winetricks to install corefonts to your virtual drive: download winetricks from github and run in your shell window in your virtual drive: /path/to/winetricks corefonts.
– kukulo
Sep 11 '18 at 16:20
Also check this: askubuntu.com/questions/846961/…
– kukulo
Sep 11 '18 at 16:21
Yes your last line is true indeed. PlayOnLinux downloads and uses wine 1.9.0 for its default Word 2010 setup and my system had version 3.0 which caused the graphics incompatibility problem.
– Kewal Shah
Sep 19 '18 at 9:45
add a comment |
Try to do the same like this....
1) Playonlinux - wine manager - 86x - install wine 3.8
2) Create new 32 bit virtual drive with wine 3.8
*Note: If you getting error while creating virtual drive; then
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt install wine32
then try to create 32 bit virtual drive again*
3) In that virtual drive - pol component setup - install riched20, dotnet20 & msxml6
4) Install ms office 2010 setup from "non listed" option. (Do not install from the given list)
answered Jan 8 at 15:26
Hanson DHanson D
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This might be a bug in the MS Office install script or particular wine version / used library.
You can have a workaround: After you created a drive go to options with highlighted virtual drive and hit Open a shell button.
From that shell window run wine setup.exe and see if your window renders correctly.
PlayOnLinux downloads and uses an older wine version for its Word 2010 setup by default and your system may have a different wine version which can cause the graphics to load incorrectly, try to change it in the settings of your virtual drive in PlayOnLinux from configure -> Office2010 -> General -> Wine version
edited Sep 19 '18 at 10:19
Kewal Shah
437318
answered Sep 11 '18 at 13:39
kukulokukulo
1,300418
I get this error:Wine cannot find the FreeType font library. To enable Wine to use TrueType fonts please install a version of FreeType greater than or equal to 2.0.5.
– Kewal Shah
Sep 11 '18 at 13:47
I downloaded it from sourceforge.net/projects/freetype . How do I add it in PlayOnLinux / Wine? I have no idea please help
– Kewal Shah
Sep 11 '18 at 13:55
No use winetricks to install corefonts to your virtual drive: download winetricks from github and run in your shell window in your virtual drive: /path/to/winetricks corefonts.
– kukulo
Sep 11 '18 at 16:20
Also check this: askubuntu.com/questions/846961/…
– kukulo
Sep 11 '18 at 16:21
Yes your last line is true indeed. PlayOnLinux downloads and uses wine 1.9.0 for its default Word 2010 setup and my system had version 3.0 which caused the graphics incompatibility problem.
– Kewal Shah
Sep 19 '18 at 9:45
add a comment |
This might be a bug in the MS Office install script or particular wine version / used library.
You can have a workaround: After you created a drive go to options with highlighted virtual drive and hit Open a shell button.
From that shell window run wine setup.exe and see if your window renders correctly.
PlayOnLinux downloads and uses an older wine version for its Word 2010 setup by default and your system may have a different wine version which can cause the graphics to load incorrectly, try to change it in the settings of your virtual drive in PlayOnLinux from configure -> Office2010 -> General -> Wine version
edited Sep 19 '18 at 10:19
Kewal Shah
437318
answered Sep 11 '18 at 13:39
kukulokukulo
1,300418
I get this error:Wine cannot find the FreeType font library. To enable Wine to use TrueType fonts please install a version of FreeType greater than or equal to 2.0.5.
– Kewal Shah
Sep 11 '18 at 13:47
I downloaded it from sourceforge.net/projects/freetype . How do I add it in PlayOnLinux / Wine? I have no idea please help
– Kewal Shah
Sep 11 '18 at 13:55
No use winetricks to install corefonts to your virtual drive: download winetricks from github and run in your shell window in your virtual drive: /path/to/winetricks corefonts.
– kukulo
Sep 11 '18 at 16:20
Also check this: askubuntu.com/questions/846961/…
– kukulo
Sep 11 '18 at 16:21
Yes your last line is true indeed. PlayOnLinux downloads and uses wine 1.9.0 for its default Word 2010 setup and my system had version 3.0 which caused the graphics incompatibility problem.
– Kewal Shah
Sep 19 '18 at 9:45
add a comment |
This might be a bug in the MS Office install script or particular wine version / used library.
You can have a workaround: After you created a drive go to options with highlighted virtual drive and hit Open a shell button.
From that shell window run wine setup.exe and see if your window renders correctly.
PlayOnLinux downloads and uses an older wine version for its Word 2010 setup by default and your system may have a different wine version which can cause the graphics to load incorrectly, try to change it in the settings of your virtual drive in PlayOnLinux from configure -> Office2010 -> General -> Wine version
edited Sep 19 '18 at 10:19
Kewal Shah
437318
answered Sep 11 '18 at 13:39
kukulokukulo
1,300418
This might be a bug in the MS Office install script or particular wine version / used library.
You can have a workaround: After you created a drive go to options with highlighted virtual drive and hit Open a shell button.
From that shell window run wine setup.exe and see if your window renders correctly.
PlayOnLinux downloads and uses an older wine version for its Word 2010 setup by default and your system may have a different wine version which can cause the graphics to load incorrectly, try to change it in the settings of your virtual drive in PlayOnLinux from configure -> Office2010 -> General -> Wine version
edited Sep 19 '18 at 10:19
Kewal Shah
437318
answered Sep 11 '18 at 13:39
kukulokukulo
1,300418
edited Sep 19 '18 at 10:19
Kewal Shah
437318
edited Sep 19 '18 at 10:19
Kewal Shah
437318
edited Sep 19 '18 at 10:19
Kewal Shah
437318
437318
answered Sep 11 '18 at 13:39
kukulokukulo
1,300418
answered Sep 11 '18 at 13:39
kukulokukulo
1,300418
answered Sep 11 '18 at 13:39
kukulokukulo
1,300418
1,300418
I get this error:Wine cannot find the FreeType font library. To enable Wine to use TrueType fonts please install a version of FreeType greater than or equal to 2.0.5.
– Kewal Shah
Sep 11 '18 at 13:47
I downloaded it from sourceforge.net/projects/freetype . How do I add it in PlayOnLinux / Wine? I have no idea please help
– Kewal Shah
Sep 11 '18 at 13:55
No use winetricks to install corefonts to your virtual drive: download winetricks from github and run in your shell window in your virtual drive: /path/to/winetricks corefonts.
– kukulo
Sep 11 '18 at 16:20
Also check this: askubuntu.com/questions/846961/…
– kukulo
Sep 11 '18 at 16:21
Yes your last line is true indeed. PlayOnLinux downloads and uses wine 1.9.0 for its default Word 2010 setup and my system had version 3.0 which caused the graphics incompatibility problem.
– Kewal Shah
Sep 19 '18 at 9:45
add a comment |
I get this error:Wine cannot find the FreeType font library. To enable Wine to use TrueType fonts please install a version of FreeType greater than or equal to 2.0.5.
– Kewal Shah
Sep 11 '18 at 13:47
I downloaded it from sourceforge.net/projects/freetype . How do I add it in PlayOnLinux / Wine? I have no idea please help
– Kewal Shah
Sep 11 '18 at 13:55
No use winetricks to install corefonts to your virtual drive: download winetricks from github and run in your shell window in your virtual drive: /path/to/winetricks corefonts.
– kukulo
Sep 11 '18 at 16:20
Also check this: askubuntu.com/questions/846961/…
– kukulo
Sep 11 '18 at 16:21
Yes your last line is true indeed. PlayOnLinux downloads and uses wine 1.9.0 for its default Word 2010 setup and my system had version 3.0 which caused the graphics incompatibility problem.
– Kewal Shah
Sep 19 '18 at 9:45
I get this error:
Wine cannot find the FreeType font library. To enable Wine to use TrueType fonts please install a version of FreeType greater than or equal to 2.0.5.– Kewal Shah
Sep 11 '18 at 13:47
I get this error:
Wine cannot find the FreeType font library. To enable Wine to use TrueType fonts please install a version of FreeType greater than or equal to 2.0.5.– Kewal Shah
Sep 11 '18 at 13:47
I downloaded it from sourceforge.net/projects/freetype . How do I add it in PlayOnLinux / Wine? I have no idea please help
– Kewal Shah
Sep 11 '18 at 13:55
I downloaded it from sourceforge.net/projects/freetype . How do I add it in PlayOnLinux / Wine? I have no idea please help
– Kewal Shah
Sep 11 '18 at 13:55
No use winetricks to install corefonts to your virtual drive: download winetricks from github and run in your shell window in your virtual drive: /path/to/winetricks corefonts.
– kukulo
Sep 11 '18 at 16:20
No use winetricks to install corefonts to your virtual drive: download winetricks from github and run in your shell window in your virtual drive: /path/to/winetricks corefonts.
– kukulo
Sep 11 '18 at 16:20
Also check this: askubuntu.com/questions/846961/…
– kukulo
Sep 11 '18 at 16:21
Also check this: askubuntu.com/questions/846961/…
– kukulo
Sep 11 '18 at 16:21
Yes your last line is true indeed. PlayOnLinux downloads and uses wine 1.9.0 for its default Word 2010 setup and my system had version 3.0 which caused the graphics incompatibility problem.
– Kewal Shah
Sep 19 '18 at 9:45
Yes your last line is true indeed. PlayOnLinux downloads and uses wine 1.9.0 for its default Word 2010 setup and my system had version 3.0 which caused the graphics incompatibility problem.
– Kewal Shah
Sep 19 '18 at 9:45
add a comment |
Try to do the same like this....
1) Playonlinux - wine manager - 86x - install wine 3.8
2) Create new 32 bit virtual drive with wine 3.8
*Note: If you getting error while creating virtual drive; then
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt install wine32
then try to create 32 bit virtual drive again*
3) In that virtual drive - pol component setup - install riched20, dotnet20 & msxml6
4) Install ms office 2010 setup from "non listed" option. (Do not install from the given list)
answered Jan 8 at 15:26
Hanson DHanson D
11
add a comment |
Try to do the same like this....
1) Playonlinux - wine manager - 86x - install wine 3.8
2) Create new 32 bit virtual drive with wine 3.8
*Note: If you getting error while creating virtual drive; then
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt install wine32
then try to create 32 bit virtual drive again*
3) In that virtual drive - pol component setup - install riched20, dotnet20 & msxml6
4) Install ms office 2010 setup from "non listed" option. (Do not install from the given list)
answered Jan 8 at 15:26
Hanson DHanson D
11
add a comment |
Try to do the same like this....
1) Playonlinux - wine manager - 86x - install wine 3.8
2) Create new 32 bit virtual drive with wine 3.8
*Note: If you getting error while creating virtual drive; then
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt install wine32
then try to create 32 bit virtual drive again*
3) In that virtual drive - pol component setup - install riched20, dotnet20 & msxml6
4) Install ms office 2010 setup from "non listed" option. (Do not install from the given list)
answered Jan 8 at 15:26
Hanson DHanson D
11
Try to do the same like this....
1) Playonlinux - wine manager - 86x - install wine 3.8
2) Create new 32 bit virtual drive with wine 3.8
*Note: If you getting error while creating virtual drive; then
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt install wine32
then try to create 32 bit virtual drive again*
3) In that virtual drive - pol component setup - install riched20, dotnet20 & msxml6
4) Install ms office 2010 setup from "non listed" option. (Do not install from the given list)
answered Jan 8 at 15:26
Hanson DHanson D
11
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answered Jan 8 at 15:26
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answered Jan 8 at 15:26
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answered Jan 8 at 15:26
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