Running Windows applications on Linux operating systems _unix Linux

Most people who use Linux are familiar with wine programs, and wine programs are software that can use Windows without requiring Windows. Wine is still relatively mature, but wine can only run part of the program, and some programs in the runtime will appear some problems.

In addition to wine, there are other software that can help you run some special programs. For example, Codeweaver Company's crossover office software, which allows you to run some commercial software under Windows under Linux (such as Microsoft's Office,quicken, etc.). The TransGaming Company's Winex allows you to run many games that are very popular in Windows under Linux.

Codeweaver company recently released crossover Office 2.1, this version of crossover Office software supports more applications, most notably it can run Macromedia ' s Dreamweaver MX and Flash MX. The ability to run these two programs under Linux has great benefits for professional Web developers who previously needed to write programs that could run on a Linux server under the Windows platform.

CrossOver Office is easy to install. You can download the RPM compression pack or Loki installation software. Loki installation software is the most convenient and lightweight software that can be installed in any release version of Linux, including Debian and Slackware, and you can choose the installation path yourself.

CrossOver Office is a commercial software that costs 59.95 of dollars to buy. However, you can download a trial version that can run for one months free of charge. When you download the Loki installation software, follow the following statement:

$ sh install-crossover-office-2.1.0.sh

This starts the installation of the program, and you can choose the installation path yourself, if you already have the old version of the software, it will automatically upgrade the original installation path.

Once the installation is complete, insert the installation CD disk for the Windows application you want to install, and install the software separately using its own Installation wizard.