Run windows programs in Ubuntu Linux

The version of Linux called Ubuntu is a full featured, free, easy to use operating system. Sometimes you need to use certain programs that exist only as Windows applications. Following steps will show you how to use Wine, a Windows emulator, to run Microsoft Windows programs from inside Ubuntu:

• In Ubuntu, go to 'Add/Remove'
• Select 'All Open Source Applications'
• Scroll down to 'Wine Windows Emulator'
• Mark the Check box
• Click on 'Apply Changes'. Wine will download and install.
• Follow installation instructions which will guide you through the process of creating a Windows partition and file system on your hard drive

When you click on a link for the download of an executable Windows application, you will get a menu that includes the option 'open with Wine (default). This will install the program using Wine. If you have already downloaded an executable file, right click on it and choose 'Open with Wine'. In order to run your Windows applications, click on the wine glass icon and browse for your program, same as you would do in Windows.