Re: Windows Applications In Linux

["Casey Boone" <bn21stu@semovm.semo.edu>]

WINE

www.winehq.com (or www.winehq.org as off hand i dont remember which)

casey

> Greetings,
>
> I was wondering if anyone had any success in being able to run windows
> applications in Linux. I have read that there are a few programs that
allow
> this, but being a newbie, and I have little clue as to which to select,
where
> to get it, and how to install/configure it. I would appreciate any help
> anyone can provide. The types of applications I am wanting to run are
Games,
> and a few non-game applications. So whatever emulator you sudgest, I
think,
> should need to be able to support direct-x.  If it helps my system is a
duel
> boot, that can boot into Linux-Mandrake 7.2, or Windows 98. Linux can
browse,
> modify some files, in the windows partition.
>
> On a side note. If something like this can be well configured for Linux,
> Linux would probobly get more people to use it since people would not be
> giving up loved applications and games that are ported only to windows.
This
> is what is holding me back from using only Linux, and what is probobly
> holding othrs back as well. Just my thoughts. =)
>
> Jeff Daum
> erdrick@alefgard.com
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