downloading programs

Hi martin !:-)

actually , you are now on a linux platform , not windows !.

so all those windows APPS / games are not supposed to work !

so here is a soloution.

There is an app called Wine http://www.winehq.org/

This program is supposed to run your windows Applications on linux !

you can easily download it / install it in a single command in your terminal !

to do that follow those steps:
open your terminal by clicking applications -> Accessories -> Terminal

then when your terminal opens, type in :

sudo apt-get install wine

it should ask for your password, type it in . Notice that it won't show the '*' while you type, but just type in normally ! this is how it works to avoid people from looking over your shoulder !:-)

after the apt gets your program and installs it, you can close the terminal either by typing exit, or clicking the X button !

now it's time to run your Wine !

click on applications -> accessories -> winefile

This will show you something like the old "winfile" !

simply browse to your setup .exe for your pgoram !:-), and do everything like you did it on windows !

btw Which program are you trying to install? Please have a look at http://appdb.winehq.org for app compatibility...

Cheers,

br,

Bhavani Shankar.

Hi :)
avg for linux:
http://www5.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-products/us/crp/0?prd=avl

and the user manual:
http://www.grisoft.cz/filedir/doc/LINUX_GROUP/AVG_Anti-Virus_for_Linux/User_manual/avg_avl_uma_en_75_9.pdf

:)

Dear Bhavani,
I tried as you suggested of going to winehg.org but when I got to the sight it gave me some programmes to download but when I clicked on these programmes it ignored the click and went back to showing me more programmes and it did this all the time.
What is the problem
Thank you,Martin

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From: Bhavani Shankar <email address hidden>
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Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 4:05:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #13529]: downloading programs

Your question #13529 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/13529

    Status: Open => Answered

Bhavani Shankar proposed the following answer:
Hi martin !:-)

actually , you are now on a linux platform , not windows !.

so all those windows APPS / games are not supposed to work !

so here is a soloution.

There is an app called Wine http://www.winehq.org/

This program is supposed to run your windows Applications on linux !

you can easily download it / install it in a single command in your
terminal !

to do that follow those steps:
open your terminal by clicking applications -> Accessories -> Terminal

then when your terminal opens, type in :

sudo apt-get install wine

it should ask for your password, type it in . Notice that it won't show
the '*' while you type, but just type in normally ! this is how it works
to avoid people from looking over your shoulder !:-)

after the apt gets your program and installs it, you can close the
terminal either by typing exit, or clicking the X button !

now it's time to run your Wine !

click on applications -> accessories -> winefile

This will show you something like the old "winfile" !

simply browse to your setup .exe for your pgoram !:-), and do everything
like you did it on windows !

btw Which program are you trying to install? Please have a look at
http://appdb.winehq.org for app compatibility...

Cheers,

br,

Bhavani Shankar.

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Hey martin..:)
Wine is just a program and the site gives only the compatibility of programs with wine... to download any program you have to go to that particular site where the software is available and download it... (just like downlading on windows...:))
and run it using wine..
To install and use wine please follow the instructions I have given in my previous answer above...

Cheers,

Hope it helps,

br,

Bhavani Shankar.