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Play Your Favourite Windows Game In Linux

Posted on 06 November 2009 by admin

Yes,I know you need to move to Linux from windows ,but scared of doing it, as you will miss your  favourite applications and games in Windows. Here is wine to rescue you.It is an emulator for linux to run windows specific applications.Dive in to know how to do it ..

1.Boot your linux and login.

2.Open your terminal and type sudo apt-get install wine.

3.It asks for your root password ,enter the password .

4.Type y to continue with download and install .

5.After the installation is completed, close the terminal.

The other way to install wine.

1.Launch your favourite browser and go to www.winehq.org/download.

2.Select your Distro and click ok to download the file.

3.Open the file with the package Installer  (For Ubuntu it is Debian Package Installer) and walk through the installation process.

After Installation

1.Select the application you wish to install.

2.Choose Open With… and select Wine .

3.Your Windows application should initiate.

4.Do whatever you want with your favouite application.

Point to note: Wine is not 100% perfect ,some advanced programs may not work with it.Here is the page that displays the programs that are supported by wine .http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&sTitle=Browse

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