WINE

[Daniel Robitaille]

Except for the difference that with VirtualBox you have to buy a copy
of Windows.   While Wine is free (cost-wise), and Crossover is not
that expensive.

Depending on your specific needs, both options can work fine.  I know
some people who use MS Office under Crossover, and it's usable.    As
for Wine, my only experience was with Firefox+Flash under it (to be
able to watch some TV web site last year), and it was working fine for
that specific need.


On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Dorian Douma <agreatwhitebird at gmail.com> wrote:
> I recommend VirtualBox instead... for proper emulation! It's the same thing
> as Parallels and VMWare except not buggy or terrible!
>
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Vaughn Male <keino_9 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Currently I would consider myself an intermediate level Ubuntu user in
>> all areas except for one.... WINE.
>>
>> It seems to be impossible to find a comprehensive guide to using WINE
>> for everyday purposes.
>>
>> I know about AppDB, but most of the time I want to try running something
>> in WINE I can't find anything helpful. Or if I do, it doesn't work.
>>
>> If there is an ebook or a site you can link me to that would be
>> absolutely perfect. I feel that if I can have a fairly in-depth
>> understanding of the program I will be able to figure out how to run
>> programs in WINE on my own, as opposed to following the guides like a
>> mindless drone.
>>
>> Thanks a lot for reading this and I look forward to your replies.
>>
>> P.S. Sorry if my punctuation, spelling, and grammar are poor in this
>> email. I'm sick and on a lot of Codeine. Typing is a lot harder than
>> usual.
>>
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