Alternative to Abiword, LibreOffice or Open Office under Linux

Solution 1:

Take a look at LyX, it's my favorite writing tool ever, and I think I've tried them all. It's easy to learn too.

Solution 2:

Did you have a look at KOffice? It also has a word processor.

However, if the problem with Abiword is stability, did you consider just downgrading to the version you used before? Might require a bit of fiddling to the library versions right (or at worst, a recompile), but there's no reason you can't continue using the old version.

Solution 3:

I am not familiar with Linux enough to give you a specific recommendation, but when it comes to software alternatives, I always check in this site:

AbiWord linux alternatives: http://alternativeto.net/software/abiword/?profile=linux&platform=linux
AbiWord online alternatives: http://alternativeto.net/software/abiword/?profile=linux&platform=online

Hope it helps.

Solution 4:

If you can still run a web browser on these older machines, one solution could be to use Google Docs, or another option like netEditr(I just ran across that one now, I don't know how good it is).