How to install WPS Office 10.0.1 on Solus 3

To install WPS Office 10.0.1 on Solus 3

WPS Office, an acronym for Writer, Presentation, and Spreadsheets, is a cross-platform Office Suite. It is considered to be an alternative to Microsoft Office Suite and manages to mimic almost the entire look and basic set of its feature. It is so simple to install WPS Office 10.0.1 on Solus 3, and this tutorial covers the ground on the same process.

Installing WPS Office

First, make sure you update the system by making use of the following command.

root@linuxhelp1 ~ # eopkg update-repo 
Updating repository: Solus
eopkg-index.xml.xz.sha1sum     (40.0  B)100%    5 20.13 KB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
Solus repository information is up-to-date.

Once it is done, you need to download the package by making use of the following command.

root@linuxhelp1 ~ # eopkg bi --ignore-safety https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solus-project/3rd-party/master/office/wps-office/pspec.xml
pspec.xml                      (2.0 KB)100%     36.53 MB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
actions.py                     (460.0  B)100%      6.26 MB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
DEBUG: InstallDB initialized in 0.0435018539429.
DEBUG: RepoDB initialized in 0.000160932540894.
DEBUG: Remote file can not be reached. Previously downloaded part of the file will be removed.
Building source package: wps-office
component.xml                  (38.0  B)100%    617.65 KB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
wps-office_10.1.0.5707~a21_amd64.deb [cached]
Unpacking archive(s)...
 unpacked (/var/eopkg/wps-office-10.1.0.5707-4/work)
Setting up source...
/var/eopkg/wps-office-10.1.0.5707-4/work
DEBUG: return value for " pwd"  is 0
DEBUG: return value for " ar xf wps-office_10.1.0.5707~*amd64.deb"  is 0
DEBUG: return value for " tar xf data.tar.xz"  is 0
.
.
DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/wps-office-10.1.0.5707-4/install/opt/kingsoft/wps-office/office6/qt/plugins/imageformats/libqtiff.so"  is 0
DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/wps-office-10.1.0.5707-4/install/opt/kingsoft/wps-office/office6/qt/plugins/imageformats/libqjpeg.so"  is 0
DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/wps-office-10.1.0.5707-4/install/opt/kingsoft/wps-office/office6/qt/plugins/imageformats/libqwdp.so"  is 0
DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/wps-office-10.1.0.5707-4/install/opt/kingsoft/wps-office/office6/qt/plugins/imageformats/libqico.so"  is 0
DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/wps-office-10.1.0.5707-4/install/opt/kingsoft/wps-office/office6/qt/plugins/imageformats/libqsvg.so"  is 0
DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/wps-office-10.1.0.5707-4/install/opt/kingsoft/wps-office/office6/qt/plugins/imageformats/libqgif.so"  is 0
Including directory ' /var/eopkg/wps-office-10.1.0.5707-4/install/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps' 
Building package: wps-office
Creating wps-office-10.1.0.5707-4-1-x86_64.eopkg...
Keeping build directory

Once it is done, you need to install WPS office with the help of the following command.

root@linuxhelp1 ~ # eopkg it wps-office*.eopkg
Installation order: wps-office 
Installing wps-office, version 10.1.0.5707, release 4
Extracting the files of wps-office
Installed wps-office
 [✓] Syncing filesystems                                                success
 [✓] Updating mimetype database                                         success
 [✓] Updating icon theme cache: hicolor                                 success
 [✓] Updating desktop database                                          success

Once you are through with the installation, you go to the Solus’ s search field.

Type WPS office on the search field.

You need to accept the license agreement to proceed further.

The WPS writer applciation now appears on your screen.

You can get to know information about WPS Office 10.0.1 by checking its version.

With this, the installation comes to an end.

FAQ
Q
Do you have plans to provide 64-bit packages in the future in WPS Office?
A
Yes, we plan to provide x64 support. However our code is ported from windows using the old COM style so it's hard to support x64. We hope to have a x64-version by the end of the year. But it's hard predict exactly when we will be finished.. This post is the latest news about the x64 version.
Q
How to install WPS Office 10.0.1 on linux mint?
A
The command to install WPS Office 10.0.1 on linux mint use the following link, https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-wps-office-10-1-0-on-linux-mint---18-3/
Q
Why does my formula show incorrectly in WPS Office?
A
Formulas are made of mostly symbols, KSO is not able to carry the copyrighted fonts necessary to show these symbols, however you can find the fonts online.
Q
Whether Is there any option in WPS Office to convert pdf to word in wps?
A
yes WPS pdf to word tool is available please refer the following link

https://www.wps.com/pdf-to-word
Q
What are the alternative tools available for the WPS office?
A
The following alternative tools available for the WPS office as given below,
"LibreOffice, Apache OpenOffice, ONLYOFFICE"