Hi Friends,

Can I execute a Dos or Windows exe files in Linux?. If possible
how?

yours,
nature_priyan.

there are a few

Wine for windows apps - http://www.winehq.com/
WineX for games and such - http://www.transgaming.com/
VMWare for O/S emulation - http://www.vmware.com/

the first two are free (winex has free cvs)

hope this helps

You can also run MS Dos programs using DosEmu, which you can get from dosemu.org. After you install it (I would recommend downloading the latest RPM, which will be easier to install), the first tiem you run dosemu or xdosemu (dosemu with graphical support), it will prompt you for an already installed DOS system (not very probable that you have one these days) or using Freedos, kind of a free clone of DOS. Unlike wine, it works great

Thanks for the replies.

yours,
nature_priyan.

I installed dosemu and xdoxemu but then what? Do you run from a terminal dosemu /path/file.name or what?
Thanks
Alvin

Just run any of them (if you domn't know which one you need, run xdosemu) on a terminal and you will have a DOS-like interface in that terminal. There you can run any DOS command and GNU DOS commands that come installed. When you're done, type 'exitemu'
C:\ will either be (depending on what you choose when configuring it) a real DOS drive or a directory containing FreeDos in your HOME. The other "letters" will be your removable media, your Home directory... etc. Take the time to configure it properly and then just type the right path to the executable

Ok, that worked thanks, but everything I type at the C: prompt is double like dir comes out ddiirr Why is it echoing everything?
Alvin

No idea, does that happen on normal terminals?

No it doesn't.
Alvin