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Asked by yariver

Can Ubuntu install windows based applications?
for instance - can I install Adobe flash - to work with FLA files
Or Cubase Nuendo - to Edit recorder music

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Dennis Dirdjaja (dcd-ditsch) said : 		#1

There are many applications supported through wine. There is a compatibility list on http://appdb.winehq.org/ You could also consider running Windows in a virtual machine such as virtualbox to run these applications.

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yariver (yariv-goldman) said : 		#2

Good
thanks
but - what is wine - and how do I start it
:)

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Best Dennis Dirdjaja (dcd-ditsch) said : 		#3

Wine is a compatibility layer to run windows applications on Linux. I guess this docs are a good starting point for you: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine

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yariver (yariv-goldman) said : 		#4

Thanks Dennis Dirdjaja, that solved my question.

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yariver (yariv-goldman) said : 		#5

oooops
I have tried to install
and while installing I got the message:
"only one software management tool is allowed to run at the same time
please close any other applications e.g "update manager"..."
then I restarted (maybe just a stupid windows habit) and tried again and I tried opening the add remove programs or the package manager and I got this message:
"E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report."

What can I do?

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yariver (yariv-goldman) said : 		#6

funny enough, I didn't indicate what I tried installing :(
I tried installing "VirtualBox_1.3.8_Ubuntu_feisty_i386"

and THAT is what caused the rouble
I was trying to see weather running virtual windows could help me
because the installation of adobe flash using wine did not work