If you need to run your favorite Windows applications but do not want to replace the default Xandros OS on your Asus Eee PC, follow Laptop Magazine's tutorial on installing and using Wine, an application that enables you to do just that.
The tutorial's outline is as follows:
1. Open Synaptic Package Manager
2. Add the Wine Repository
3. Update Package Listing
4. Download and Install Wine
5. Configure Wine
6. Install a Windows Program
7. Run Your Windows Program
You can read the complete tutorial here.
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4 comments:
really usefull for people like me (unfamiliar with linux).
plus there are lots of portable windows apps that can be used that way...
Can´t get it working. When I get to step 4 it doesn´t allow me to mark wine (1.0.0) for installation as it says the package has unresolvable dependencies. Any hints as how I could sort that out?
it's not working.. plz help ME...
when set the repositories & reload...
i face these problems ..........
(1) W: GPG error: http://wine.budgetdedicated.com etch Release: The following signat ures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 584 03026387EE263
(2) E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
(3) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?
it's not working.. plz help ME...
when set the repositories & reload...
i face these problems ..........
E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/dpkg/status (2)
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://wine.budgetdedicated.com etch/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/wine.budgetdedicated.com_apt_dists_etch_main_binary-i386_Packages)
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