Running .exe on linux

May 8th, 2008, 7:02 am

ok, how do i go about doing the afore mentioned task?
im really tired, and should be working on a science assignment,

peace out,
swanniebroo

May 8th, 2008, 8:08 am

The file extension is no issue, but what is is that a .exe is a windows executable. Some people will tell you to use wine, others will say not to. I've never used wine but I would like to try that out, so google winehq and see for yourself.

[joebert]

May 8th, 2008, 11:02 pm

I use wine. It was really easy to setup on Ubuntu and I can right-click -> run with wine on an exe now.

[spork]

May 10th, 2008, 10:11 pm

I think it's important to note that executable files must be compiled for a specific platform. You cannot *natively* run Windows executables on Linux systems, or vise versa.

Wine would be my recommended option as well.

What is the application you're trying to run? If it's freeware of some sort, have you checked to see if there's a package for your Linux distro?

May 11th, 2008, 5:49 am

Umm, nothing yet.
One of my friends (a complete nerd [he turned his xbox into a super computer]) said that there was a lot of coding involved.
I haven't actually installed Ubuntu yet, because my freaking externalhard drive hasn't arrived, but I just wanted to know whether it was possible or not to run, let's say, a .exe that was a flash movie. or smething like that.

Peace,
Swanniebroo

May 12th, 2008, 7:13 am

If you can get a linux-oriented release of your software, that will be the best and easiest way to go. But to use wine, I think all it is is just installing it and configuring it then using wine to run the windows executable. I still am yet to use wine, maybe I'll get wolfenstein or something running with it on my slackware machine for a learning experience.