WPS Office
Drop-in replacementFree with paid extrasThe same suite from the same company, with the same ribbon. Installed from Kingsoft's own .deb or .rpm file.
Your files: Opens and saves .docx, .xlsx and .pptx exactly as the Windows version does.
Does WPS Office run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Kingsoft makes WPS Office for Linux itself and offers it as a .deb or .rpm installer file, with Writer, Spreadsheet, Presentation and PDF tools included.
WPS Office is one of the few Windows office suites with a real Linux version made by the same company. Kingsoft publishes installer files for Ubuntu and Linux Mint style systems and for Red Hat style ones, and there is also a Flathub listing put together by the community for people who prefer their app store.
All four parts come across: Writer, Spreadsheet, Presentation and the PDF tools. The ribbon looks the same, so if you chose WPS on Windows because it felt like Microsoft Office, that is exactly what you get here too.
Your documents are unaffected. WPS works in the Word, Excel and PowerPoint formats as standard, and those files open the same on both sides.
Two things are worth knowing. The Linux release is updated less often than the Windows one, so it can sit a version behind. And a paid WPS plan covers your account rather than one machine, so it carries over, but check what is included before relying on any one feature.
WPS Office on Linux, and alternatives
ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors
Close matchFreeOpen source, similar ribbon layout, no adverts and no account. Worth a look if the closed source part bothers you.
Your files: Built around the Office formats, so files round-trip with little change.
LibreOffice
Close matchFreeFree, open source and already installed on most systems. Menus are laid out differently, so expect a week of hunting.
Your files: Opens and saves .docx, .xlsx and .pptx. Heavy formatting can shift slightly.
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