I want to install MAS to my clubhouse’s computer so I can share MS Office with our member, but I wonder if it’s really safe.

Some people on Reddit say that it’s a trojan

https://www.reddit.com/r/pchelp/comments/1crolj9/reinstalled_windows_10_and_windows_security/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/16rdsc4/regret_using_microsoft_activation_scripts/

They say that I can check the source code since it’s open sourced, but I’m not sure. It’s too complex, and downloading several files inside a script. I haven’t checked yet but it can be downloading some blobs, idk.

Also the domain of the official page sounds suspicious… “mass grave”??

Edit: I use Debian btw

  • fin@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
    16·
    16 hours ago

    Oh, I use Debian as my daily driver, so don’t worry about that ;). In fact, that’s why I want to install Office on my clubhouse’s computer.

    I managed to run Windows on KVM but it’s too slow and crashes occasionally, thus not very suitable for doing assignments.

    • Klara@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      7·
      11 hours ago

      Is this something that OnlyOffice could solve? They aim for strict compatibility with MS Office IIRC and it’s been working really well for me.

      • fin@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
        6·
        9 hours ago

        I’ve tried using OnlyOffice before, but it failed to open an Excel file properly

    • Blastboom StriceEnglish
      2·
      12 hours ago

      Edit: I realize I use mas, but if you’re ok with less customization you can probably avoid it.😅 The main point of this comment is to make the VM go faster

      Yo, I might be able to help here! I recently set up a win10 vm on my linux installation and it kinda fast (not sure how fast you want it to go). Please check the “Qemu” part of this guide I have made https://codeberg.org/BlastboomStrice/LinuxPlan/src/branch/main/LinuxPlan.md