Comments on: How would I run Windows Games & Software on Linux? http://www.winesfromoc.com/how-would-i-run-windows-games-software-on-linux.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:37:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Steven http://www.winesfromoc.com/how-would-i-run-windows-games-software-on-linux.html/comment-page-1#comment-2701 Steven Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:30:25 +0000 http://www.winesfromoc.com/how-would-i-run-windows-games-software-on-linux.html#comment-2701 Read these: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-312130506d4585c973df1d88538b11945193c41d For a list of Wine-compatible programs, see: http://appdb.winehq.org/ Edit: Oh OK. No offense taken, I don't even use Windows. I just thought maybe you were coming to Linux expecting it to be a free clone of Windows like a lot of new users do. Well anyway, the documentation above should be enough to get you started with Wine Read these:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine
http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-312130506d4585c973df1d88538b11945193c41d

For a list of Wine-compatible programs, see:
http://appdb.winehq.org/

Edit:
Oh OK.
No offense taken, I don’t even use Windows.
I just thought maybe you were coming to Linux expecting it to be a free clone of Windows like a lot of new users do. Well anyway, the documentation above should be enough to get you started with Wine

]]> By: OG http://www.winesfromoc.com/how-would-i-run-windows-games-software-on-linux.html/comment-page-1#comment-2702 OG Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:30:25 +0000 http://www.winesfromoc.com/how-would-i-run-windows-games-software-on-linux.html#comment-2702 open terminal and type sudo apt-get install wine open terminal and type
sudo apt-get install wine

]]> By: donfletcheryh http://www.winesfromoc.com/how-would-i-run-windows-games-software-on-linux.html/comment-page-1#comment-2703 donfletcheryh Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:30:25 +0000 http://www.winesfromoc.com/how-would-i-run-windows-games-software-on-linux.html#comment-2703 If you can find the source for the windows program, convert it to run on linux directly will be option #1. But lots of windows programs come with only the executables, so you need to have wine or run them on Linuxxp. There have been many people who have built interfaces for windows to run in Linux. I run Ubuntu Linux dual booted to vista in one laptop, and in another older box I run linux dual boot with XP. That allows me to switch to native vista or XP and at the same time keep on using Linux. Because I am using my linux office software in windows office compatible formats, I can work on them in either windows or linux. If you can find the source for the windows program, convert it to run on linux directly will be option #1.

But lots of windows programs come with only the executables, so you need to have wine or run them on Linuxxp. There have been many people who have built interfaces for windows to run in Linux.

I run Ubuntu Linux dual booted to vista in one laptop, and in another older box I run linux dual boot with XP.

That allows me to switch to native vista or XP and at the same time keep on using Linux. Because I am using my linux office software in windows office compatible formats, I can work on them in either windows or linux.

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