Running Windows Applications in Ubuntu

[Hans Muecke]

Am 13.08.2014 um 16:27 schrieb Peter Goggin:
> I have tried to install WINE on my test laptop. I have no idea how to
> access it since nothing appears in the left hand toolbar.  Is there
> any documentation to tell me how to install and use WINE?  I remember
> using some years ago on Red Hat linux. I beleive it had a tool bar
> icon to start it and it had a folder for data files.
>
> I have several programs for which I cannot find Ubuntu equivalent ( MS
> Access, FreeBMD, BMDVerify, FreeReg and FTW)  Are there any
> alternatives to WINE for running these programs?

You might wanna look into Crossover (based on Wine). It is not free of
charge, but I found that it makes life much easier, when using win stuff
under any flavor of Linux.

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Talk to you later ... Hans (37 to go)
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