My neighbour is computer illiterate and had a copied version of XP that stopped booting. The PC is old, 160GB hard drive, an old AMD processor and 512MB of RAM. They have a new laptop, but wanted to keep the old PC working for internet browsing and so the kids could do some homework.

I've installed Q4OS - reason being the user interface is very similar to XP. I've got Chrome and Firefox installed and both work with Thai script. I've also installed LibreOffice, but cannot get it to work with Thai script. I found a website to help, but its all in Thai.

Could somebody take me through, step by step, how to make Thai script work in LibreOffice. please note my experience with anything Linux is very limited and installing programmes on this Q4OS has so far been easy as all I've had to do is download the files at http://q4os.org/downloads.html, double click and click next.

Or an alternative Offic system?

Three questions:

1. Have you installed this translated UI: http://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/?type=deb-x86&version=〈=th
2. Does your keyboard input work with Thai? With a standard set up you should be able to toggle between English (US) and Thai.
3. Are you running Q4OS 0.5.20?

Edited January 12, 201511 yr by Morakot

Three questions:

1. Have you installed this translated UI: http://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/?type=deb-x86&version=〈=th
2. Does your keyboard input work with Thai? With a standard set up you should be able to toggle between English (US) and Thai.
3. Are you running Q4OS 0.5.20?

1. No, have now downloaded it, figuring out how to attach it to LibreOffice now.

2. Keyboard works with Thai, I select Thai and can type Thai in Google Chrome and Firefox, ฟืก (I'm on the PC now) and can also type in Thai in the address bar of a window and can rename files in Thai.

3. Running 0.5.23 32-Bit

Sorted it.

Downloaded DebApps from http://debapps.sourceforge.net/

The Thai language pack was inside, fairly automated for an idiot like me.

Thanks Morakot.

Edited January 12, 201511 yr by naboo

Great! You're welcome.

Good effort in helping your neighbour to get started with Linux.