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To install a Windows program, you will need to have Wine installed. You can install this through Synaptic, or through the command line with the command
sudo apt-get install wine
After Wine is installed, you can run the installer by either right-click the program and selecting "Open with", and choosing Wine, or from the command line with the command
wine setup.exe
The setup program should launch and run; just follow the instructions as you would in Windows. To run the actual program, either find the program in your applications menu (probably under either "Wine" or "Lost and Found"), or navigate to the program's installation directory inside your home directory (ex. /home/user/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/WinRar ) and launch it with the command
wine program.exe
there is a program you can download on Linux called "wine" that program allows you to choose programs on windows which can be compatible with Linux
here is the link http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/toptip4.shtml
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Can you install Windows games on Linux?
Linux has no built-in support for Windows programs, but many Windows programs and games can be used if you install Wine, a compatibility layer. There are some commercial programs that do the same thing, such as Cedega, that are targeted specifically at games, or Crossover Office, which is targeted at Micosoft Office.
Is there a Linux distro that will install and run Windows programs?
by default Linux doesnt support windows applications although wine and crossover can install and run them. you can take a look at winehq.org and www.codeweavers.com for more information on it and whether your application is supported.
Can you install Linux and keep Windows?
Yes, install Windows first, then whichever distribution of Linux you want second.
Why do Linux programs not run in Windows?
The 2 operating systems are different from each other. Linux programs aren't meant to work in Windows most of the time. If you want to run Linux programs in Windows, install cygwin, and compile them from source code.
How do you install Linux in windows 8?
Have a look at WUBI (search Google) to install Ubuntu as a file, without making any changes to your Windows 8 hard-drive. To remove WUBI, simply use Windows utility to uninstall programs. Or, create a separate partition on the Windows hard-drive and install Linux (or which ever distro you wish to use) on to the new partition. Remember to first backup important files onto an external storage device. Or, download and burn a Linux distribution with an ISO extension onto a CD and use as a Live Disk. If you then intend to install Linux, you will be given the choice to either install as a dual-boot with Windows by installing Linux alongside Windows, or wiping Windows and letting Linux use all the hard-drive.
How do you install windows after installation of linux?
Boot with Windows install disk and follow instructions.
How do you install Linux on windows operating system?
If you would like to install it ON TOP of Windows: Install a virtual machine program (ex. Virtualbox, VMware) Install Linux inside of virtual machine Install it along side (or overwrite) Windows: Reboot computer with Linux install CD/DVD in the disk drive and follow the instructions.
Can you install Linux in the system which already use the windows operation system?
Yes Ubuntu-linux offers the "install along side windows" option.
If you use Microsoft Office on a computer running Windows XP can you use the same software on a computer running Linux?
You can install and run Microsoft Office in Linux, yes. You will need to install it separately, however; you can't just run the programs off your Windowspartition in Linux.
How do you download and install orbit downloader in ubuntu 10.04?
Try using the software called WINE. It can run (some) Windows programs on linux.
What are the three basic operating system?
1.control programs 2.sytem service programs 3.utility programs
How do you install windows applications on an apple mac OS X version 10.6.3 laptop?
Search on the internet for a program called wine hq it runs windows programs on mac and linux
