Installing the Wine software in your Linux computer you can install and run your favorite Windows applications. To begin you have to install the Wine software in your Linux. After that you can install any EXE file. How to install Wine in your Linux operating system. Firstly, download the specific version of Wine for your Linux from WineHQ.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview / About 1.1.1 Purpose of this document and intended audience This document, called the Wine User Guide, is both an easy installation guide and an extensive reference guide. This guide is for both the new Wine user and the experienced Wine user, offering full step-by-step installation and configuration instructions, as well as featuring extensive reference material by documenting all configuration features and support areas. 1.1.2 Further questions and comments If, after examining this guide, the, and other relevant documentation there is still something you cannot figure out, we would love to hear from you.

The section contains several mailing lists and an IRC channel, all of which are great places to seek help and offer suggestions. Sketches of a man dwele rar files. If you are particularly savvy, and believe that something can be explained better, you can file a or yourself. 1.1.3 Content overview / Steps to take In order to be able to use Wine, you must first have a working installation. This guide will help you to move your system from an empty, Wineless void to one boasting a fresh, up to date Wine install.

The first step,, illustrates the various methods of getting Wine's files onto your computer. The second step,, shows how to customize a Wine installation depending on your individual needs. The final step,, covers the specific steps you can take to get a particular application to run better under Wine, and provides useful links in case you need further help. 1.1.4 Quick start The process of installing and running Wine can be summarized as follows: • Get a distribution as indicated in and see the page. For the casual or new user the simplest is to get a packaged version for your distribution. • Optionally configure Wine using the command.

Wine should work without any additional configuration options. • To test your installation run the Wine notepad clone using the wine notepad command. • Check the Wine for specific instructions or steps required to install or run your application.

• Run Wine using the command. The first command you will run will be to install an application.

Typically something like wine /media/cdrom/setup.exe or the equivalent path might be used to install an application from CD. 1.2 What is Wine? 1.2.1 Windows and Linux Different software programs are designed for different operating systems, and most won't work on systems that they weren't designed for.

Windows programs, for example, won't run in Linux because they contain instructions that the system can't understand until they're translated by the Windows environment. Linux programs, likewise, won't run under the Windows operating system because Windows is unable to interpret all of their instructions. This situation presents a fundamental problem for anyone who wants to run software for both Windows and Linux. A common solution to this problem is to install both operating systems on the same computer, known as “dual booting”. When a Windows program is needed, the user boots the machine into Windows to run it; when a Linux program is then needed, the user then reboots the machine into Linux. This option presents great difficulty: not only must the user endure the frustration of frequent rebooting, but programs for both platforms can't be run simultaneously. Having Windows on a system also creates an added burden: the software is expensive, requires a separate disk partition, and is unable to read most filesystem formats, making the sharing of data between operating systems difficult.