Gone are the days, when the Linux OS was all about computers with screen full of unrecognizable symbols and a nerd frenetically typing away commands in front of it. Linux, today has a very polished and user friendly GUI which rivals any other graphical OS out there. And the great thing is that even with all its shiny new graphical approach towards user experience, the geek factor is still not lost and is accessible deep underneath this skin to anybody interested. That is why more and more users have begun using Linux for their day to day tasks.
So, Linux has come a great way forward in terms of usability. And there is billions of application available for it. But sometimes, seasoned Windows OS veterans miss one or two of their favorite applications that they were so used to while working in Windows. For situations, Linux geeks out there have worked out a fancy solution and that is known as an Emulator.
An Emulator is a software which provides a virtual environment which mimics all the functions and services that an application expects its underlying system to provide and thereby allowing it to run properly. For Linux, a very popular Emulator software available is WINE. The name is a recursive acronym for Wine Is Not an Emulator. It allows Windows software to run under Linux with minimum fuss.
You can install Wine by downloading the appropriate binary package for your Linux distribution from www.WineHQ.org or by using the install system available to you. For example, in Fedora Linux, you can use the command yum install Wine to install it. If you choose to do a direct download, the installation method will vary according to your distribution.
Once installed, you can use the command wine <applicationname.exe> (sans the <>) to run your program. And that’s it. With this simple setup, you are all set to run that favorite Windows application of yours and become more productive without giving up on the open source way of computing that you have chosen.
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