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This are a lot of people that ask me who are interested in running Linux, but still need to use Windows apps on Linux for games, etc and are looking for native ports of Windows games. WINE is here to solve that problem it's released under the GNU GPL license, henceforth is open source. Anybody can contribute to the project. It will emulate Windows 9x, XP, and Vista programs and takes up little to no resources. If you want to know how well a program is supported visit the website and search the WINE DB. I haven't had any problems running native Win32 apps on it yet.

Installation on Ubuntu:

The easiest way to install WINE is to go to Administration->Synaptic Package Manager under Linux toolbar. Before you open up Synaptic it will prompt you for your password. Do a search for "wine" in lowercase letters it will list the latest available packages from the Debian repositories. Check off the default one "wine" and click apply. It will highlight the needed dependencies on the system and will install the app for you. After it's completed installation open up your Programs menu. WINE should be listed at the bottom of menu. After that you can download Windows executable to your desktop and run them. Make sure to install them in the /.dos/devices directory in the Wine folder or else you might have some problems with registry entries and configuration files for your favorite programs! Make sure you have ClamAV (GPL open-source) or AVG 8.5 anti-virus for Linux installed as well. Linux is not a "virus" prone operating system and the system is fairly secure, but seeing that most viruses are native Win32 viruses and you are emulating them there is possibility for them to become infected, although the damage would be limited to the local account. It's always good to have an added layer of protection on top. Happy Hacking!


WINE APP:

WineHQ - Run Windows applications on Linux, BSD, Solaris and Mac OS X

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