On Aug 13, 2014 11:27 AM, "Peter Goggin" <<a href="mailto:petergoggin@bigpond.com">petergoggin@bigpond.com</a>> wrote: > > 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? > > Regards > > > > Peter Goggin Yes, read the documentation at <a href="http://winehq.org">winehq.org</a>.