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downloading windows programs

Asked by Springer32792

I downloaded wine,,,,the windows emulator,,,i downloaded aim 6...from www.aim.com

after i did all the steps and its download i open up aim 6 through the wine application,,it says starting aim 6 at the bottom bar of ubuntu when you start a window up,,but after a few seconds,,the aim and the startup disappear,,,i know i can use pidgin,,,,but i personally hate the program,,,could someone please help me

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

You know you can use also amsn...?

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

oh sorry i get you wrong answer... amsn isn't multi protocol like Pidgin.

Thank you

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Murali Krishna Marimekala (murali-marimekala) said : 		#3

Hi Springer,

What exactly you need ? Installing aim / downloading windows programs ?

-Murali Marimekala

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Springer32792 (springer32792) said : 		#4

well i want to install aim

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draeklae (augusto-bodanese-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#5

Head over to www.winehq.org and search the AppDB for the program you wish to install. There should be some information regarding if the program is compatible as well as a how-to on installing it and making it run on Linux.

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