Tuesday 12 January 2016

Run Windows Applications in Ubuntu Linux Easily


We are going to show you how to run Windows
applications in Ubuntu Linux using Wine software which
is used to run Windows software in Unix, Linux based
systems. Here I am using Ubuntu Linux 13.04
distribution.
Wine is a free and open source software application that
aims to allow applications designed for Microsoft
Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Wine


also provides a software library, known as Winelib,
against which developers can compile Windows
applications to help port them to Unix-like systems.
1.Open the Terminal in Ubuntu by the keys Ctrl + Alt + T
2.Enter the following code in Terminal.
sudo apt-get install wine
3.It begins downloading wine from Ubuntu repository
and begins to Install.
4.Click Ok for the confirmation messages asked during
installation.
5.After installation get a Windows executable application
file and paste it in your home directory.
6.Now right click on the Windows executable application
and select "Open with Wine Windows Program Loader".
7.Now install any file with ".exe" ex

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