Wine
Wine is a translation layer (a program loader) capable of running Windows applications on Linux and other POSIX compatible operating systems. Windows programs running in Wine act as native programs would, running without the performance or memory usage penalties of an emulator, with a similar look and feel to other applications on the desktop. Many people find it useful in running Windows programs on Linux.
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WineHQ Website
- Visit the WineHQ website for more information.
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Winetricks
- Quick and dirty script to download and install various redistributable runtime libraries for use by programs running using Wine on Linux. Right click on this link and select Save Link As ... to save this file. Note: many Linux distributions include this script as an stand-alone installable package.
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Wine User Guide
- This document, called the Wine User Guide, is both an easy installation guide and an extensive reference guide. This guide is for both the new Wine user and the experienced Wine user, offering full step-by-step installation and configuration instructions, as well as featuring extensive reference material by documenting all configuration features and support areas.
