Running windows programs under Linux

[Robert Heller]

At Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:18:20 -0300 "Ubuntu user technical support,  not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

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> +1 for KVM...
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> You just need to run: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-virt
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> ...to have a fully operation, working out-of-the-box, hypervisor.
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> It will run much better/smooth than VirtualBox or VMWare.

I don't know about ubuntu, but KVM is NOT available for *32-bit* CentOS 6.

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> On 25 August 2014 06:05, BONNET, Frank <frank.bonnet at esiee.fr> wrote:
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> > Hello
> > Have a look to KVM it's free
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> > 2014-08-24 18:19 GMT+02:00 Peter Goggin <petergoggin at bigpond.com>:
> >
> > I have installed ubuntu 14.04 on my test machine and installed Wine. I can
> >> get my Genealogy program(FTW) to install and run properly. I cannot get the
> >> transcription program I use (WinBMD7) to run after installing. The install
> >> creates two shortcuts on the desktop and neither runs the program. I have
> >> opened the directories under .wine and tried to run the executables, using
> >> wine program loader, but again the program would not start.
> >>
> >> Since I cannot find a direct replacement for MS Access I am considering
> >> running Windows in a virtual machine. I understand that the two main
> >> programs are VMWare and VirtualBox. Most of my laptops have 2Gb of memory.
> >> Will this be sufficient to allow me to have Ubuntu as the main OS and run
> >> Windows XP in a virtual machine? Both the ubuntu and the windows are 32 bit
> >> versions.
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Peter Goggin
> >> I
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