Application Details:
| Version: | 4 |
| License: | |
| URL: | http://www.ability.com |
| Votes: | 0 |
| Latest Rating: | Bronze |
| Latest Wine Version Tested: | 1.1.40 |
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What works
Installs fine, apps launch OK, some are useable.
What does not
Writer (and maybe others as well) cannot create new files. That is: I can open an existing rtf/doc etc file, edit it and save back the changes, but if I try to save a file I am making from scratch, it crashes. Same with the spreadsheet app.
Workarounds
What was not tested
Other apps in the suite not tested. Only Writer and the spreadsheet app.
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
| Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
| Current | Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Mar 15 2010 | 1.1.40 | Yes | Yes | No | Bronze | an anonymous user | |
| Show | Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Mar 06 2009 | 1.1.11 | Yes | Yes | No | Bronze | an anonymous user | |
| Show | Ubuntu 6.10 "Edgy" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Jan 18 2007 | 0.9.29. | Yes | Yes | No | Bronze | an anonymous user | |
| Show | Ubuntu 6.10 "Edgy" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Nov 27 2006 | 0.9.25. | Yes | Yes | No | Bronze | an anonymous user | |
| Show | Ubuntu 6.06 "Dapper" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Jun 30 2006 | 0.9.16. | No | Not installable | No | Garbage | Dan Kegel |
| Bug # | Description | Status | Resolution | Other apps affected |
| 3619 | Picasa autoupdater fails to validate download; problem in WinVerifyTrust? | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
| 5555 | Ability office installer fails to download remote .msi | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
| 5573 | Ability Office 4 fails to install; problem in WinVerifyTrust? | CLOSED | DUPLICATE | View |
| 5579 | Ability Office 4 fails to install: err:msi:copy_package_to_temp failed to copy package | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
| 5893 | Ability Office 4 fails to install | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
| 5908 | Ability Office 4 doesn't start up? | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
| 12014 | Ability installer crashes in crypt32 | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
Ability requires some basic Microsoft DLLs - MFC, Visual C++ runtime, DAO/JET. Before Ability can be installed, these DLLs must be installed. They can be downloaded here:
http://www.ability.com/download4/mfc/MFCSetup.MSI
http://www.ability.com/download4/jet/JetSetup.exe
And to install:
wine -i msiexec MFCSetup.MSI
wine JetSetup.exe
Also, note that Database runs best with msvcrt.dll set to Native.
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