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Installing and using games and Windows programs on Linux

Of ways to run Windows applications on Linux, there are many and often based on different technologies such as Wine emulation or virtualization as VMware, pity though that many times, these arrangements are complex to configure optimally. And the fear that switching to Linux is no longer possible to use even one of the popular programs, is still a major deterrent yet take away many potential users from this powerful operating system.

This effect may be helpful PlayOnLinux, an 'installer for Linux that allows you to install and just run with a single click of the mouse many Windows applications. PlayOnLinux is based on Wine but, thanks to the script created ad hoc for each application , I screen all the configuration process, thus ensuring the operation of any program or game instantly available.

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To install on Ubuntu PlayOnLinus proceed as follows:

  • Add the repository "Ubuntu Intrepid"
    http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_intrepid.list sudo wget-O / etc / apt / sources.list.d / playonlinux.list
  • Update your installation:
    sudo apt-get update
  • Install PlayOnLinux:
    sudo apt-get install PlayOnLinux

Below is a short video that demonstrates the use of PlayOnLinux:

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Written May 25, 2009 at 9:10 and is filed under: Unix / Linux
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5 Responses to "Installing and using games and Windows programs on Linux"
  1. lupoalberto12 writes:
    May 26, 2009 at 8:17

    Very good, excellent guide!
    So the next time he tells me that does not pass because it plays with the computer, I'll know what to say (in fact already indexes Wine or the Ubuntu wiki, but usually convince themselves little or nothing)!
    Thank you!
    Hello!
    ! :) !

  2. mariocroce writes:
    June 6, 2009 at 15:59

    Thank you for the excellent guide that you wrote, very useful ... hello

  3. mariocroce writes:
    June 6, 2009 at 16:01

    Excellent guide, thanks ...

  4. Mery.Cresy! Writes:
    June 18, 2009 at 8:29

    Hello, but the games that mean also concern Habbo?

  5. Gigi writes
    August 10, 2009 at 18:37

    Habbo enough to have Shockwave!!