ramesh gandhi
Raphael
raphaelong1996 at yahoo.com.sg
Thu Dec 17 08:55:44 UTC 2009
On 17-Dec-2009, at 8:41 AM, Alan McKay <alan.mckay at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 1)Is it possible to install .exe files in Ubuntu? And how?
>
> Not directly. You need a MS virtual machine to do that. Some EXE
> files will run under the WINE emulation from what I understand, but
> I've never done it. Actually there is another emulation system whose
> name escapes me that is pretty good at running some stuff too.
You could also virtualize Windows thru QEMU, Virtualbox or VMware. A
Windows disc will be needed. WINE could be a good alternative but I do
not reccomend it to starters. Or, if you really need to run Windows
apps at full speed, you could install a dual-boot system with Windows
and Ubuntu.
Regards,
Raphael
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