running windows executable in linux

anamika123 · 06-04-2003, 04:45 AM

If anybody knows how can one run the .exe files in linux. I don't know if it is possible or not. Please enlighten me.

Thanks in advance

Anamika

kater · 06-04-2003, 04:53 AM

Why, for heaven sakes, would you like to do that?! You can emualte a Windows environement with Wine.

http://wine.org

mhearn · 06-04-2003, 06:00 AM

The link is wrong, it's http://www.winehq.com

However, don't use Wine if you don't need it. There are normally freely available native apps that will do what you want.

kater · 06-04-2003, 08:28 AM

Thanks for the link correction. I never used Wine

beautiful · 06-05-2003, 08:00 AM

I have installed this software many times.But I failed at last.So it is difficult to install this software.What is your feeling of it?

acid_kewpie · 06-05-2003, 08:05 AM

it sucks... go native.

neenee · 06-05-2003, 08:37 AM

i think winex is good though.. even though it is not native :D

Robert0380 · 06-05-2003, 12:04 PM

just to clear it up, Wine Is Not an Emulator

people keep calling it an emulator....even though the name itself means the above.

mattman · 06-05-2003, 12:31 PM

its so bloody complicated to get an app working in wine, that generally its not worth the time and effort, unless you *really* need it. for example, i do web stuff for work, so i have an install of IE6 on my pc. i just use it to see how the page will look/act in IE, i use mozilla as my web browser.

although, wineX is gorgeous. i have warcraft III running with it flawlessly.