Could not open/view attachments

Dear gurus,

I would like to open /Edit an attchment on my Notes Client on Linux.

I had tried with Ubuntu and Fedora distributions but in neither two I could open/edit the doc in format .doc or .xls or ppt.

I had need to save locally on my disk and so open the file by the some application on my linux ( like StarOffice ).

Any ideas that could help me on that issue ?

Regards