programs autostart

[Richard Johnson]

On Tuesday 10 October 2006 07:18, Juan Zapata Jr. wrote:
> Hi!  I don't know if I did this right but, I'm writing to ask if I can
> install other programs from disks originally intended for windows? I have
> been cracking my skull trying to figure that out. I'm unfortunately new to
> the Gnu/Linux world and I don't understand almost anything from it.  I do
> love how it feels to have something different.  Please help me. I still
> haven't received your disks but I will continue to wait.
>
> Thanx a million!
>
> Respectfully,
> Juan Zapata Jr.

Juan,

You have come to the Ubuntu Documentation Project mailing list. However, that 
doesn't mean I won't help point you in the right direction, and maybe give 
you a pointer or two ;)

ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com is where you should your questions too. There 
are thousands of people (piranha) waiting to answer your email for you.

Some programs you can install that are made just for Windows. You would use an 
application called Wine (Wine Is Not an Emulator). It is a recurssive acronym 
just like GNU. Anyways, you can check out http://www.winehq.com and look over 
the AppDB to see if the application you have in mind has the potential to run 
for you.

Good luck with this one, as I haven't messed with Wine, but only a few times. 
I think if you send this email to ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com you will get 
a much better response as well. Take care!

-- 
.:Richard Johnson
.:nixternal at ubuntu.com
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