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07-19-2003, 12:29 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2003
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Software Installations???
DOes linux have the ability to install IBM compatible software? Or do i need to install software that is specifically designed for Linux systems?
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07-19-2003, 01:05 AM
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Moderator
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: earth
Distribution: slackware by choice, others too :} ... android.
Posts: 23,067
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What exactly do you mean when you say
"IBM compatible software"? Software that
runs on AIX? OS/390? OS/2? Software that
in some way runs on what's called an IBM
compatible PC (please note that there's
dependencies with the operating system,
as OS/2, DOS, WindowsNT ;})?
Cheers,
Tink
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07-19-2003, 01:08 AM
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Registered: Jul 2003
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Like Windows 9x, NT, 2000, etc...
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07-19-2003, 01:13 AM
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Member
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Australia
Distribution: Slackware 10
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no, you have to find linux software. what distro are you using?
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07-19-2003, 01:14 AM
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Registered: Mar 2003
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http://www.winehq.com/?page=about
yes it is possible
the link is to the about page of a package called wine
read up on what it can do
it may fit your needs
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07-19-2003, 01:17 AM
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Registered: Jul 2003
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I am using RH 9
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07-19-2003, 11:18 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Durham, England
Distribution: Fedora Core 4
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You actually mean microsoft compatible.
Wine can be used, but as a last resort, it doesn't always work.
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07-19-2003, 01:14 PM
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Basically, as of now, I can only install software made for Linux (to be stable) right?
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07-19-2003, 01:21 PM
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Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Durham, England
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Like I said, you can try Wine if you really need this program, with some elbow grease you may be able to get it to work. Likewise if this is for business, you could pay a wine hacker to concentrate on your app.
If you don't want to do that, then you are correct, yes. Luckily, there is enough software for Linux out there, that it will easily meet almost all your needs.
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