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loading running and opening ms dos, or other files

Asked by Kellie

i am a student, none of the disks that come with my very expensive text books will run in ubuntu. now i put the disk on thumb drive, still can't open JET access data base file. help

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Installing mdbtools may help

andy@D420:~$ apt-cache search mdbtools
libmdbtools - mdbtools libraries
mdbtools - JET / MS Access database (MDB) tools
mdbtools-dev - mdbtools development files
mdbtools-gmdb - JET / MS Access database (MDB) file viewer
ctioga - command-line plotting utility
openoffice.org-base - office productivity suite -- database

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Kellie (x1904klr) said : 		#2

Ok bare with me, Do i open the gnome terminal and type in the commands you wrote above?

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

use software centre and install mdbtools

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Kellie (x1904klr) said : 		#4

thank you i think i got it

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Kellie (x1904klr) said : 		#5

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.