Re: Windows Applications In Linux

["Ruth Wolfson" <rwolfson@siu.edu>]

Neither one worked for me.

Ruth

----- Original Message -----
From: "Casey Boone" <bn21stu@semovm.semo.edu>
To: <silug-discuss@silug.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: Windows Applications In Linux


> 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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