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is it possible to run windows application on linux???my friend told me that it is possible.what software do i need in my linux to run windows application?im running sles 9.0 and i want to give it a try ruuning exe in linux. =)
You can run some Windows programs on Linux using a program called WINE. Many distributions include some version of WINE on their discs or software installation sources. Since you are using SLES 9 which is a bit dated now, you can get the latest WINE packages from winehq.
I suggest you go to appdb.winehq.org to see if the programs/games you want to run are supported.
please note, that most programs listed here, are a combination of cedega, crossover and wine itself. in other words, if you see a program listed, this doesn't always mean, it is tested with wine itself. It could be tested with cedega, or crossover.
how about space use when using wine/cedega or crossover....same lika windows too ??
You mean something like C:\Program Files\Quake3\Quake3.EXE ?
Wine will make a hidden map in your home folder wich Wine is able to acces with \ instead of /. Edit:In reallity it's something like /home/terrorisk/.Wine/Program Files/Quake3/Quake3.EXE
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