Hey, im currently using my mums laptop due to mine being broken. She has an acer aspire which i did some googling that the linux it uses is something called linpus lite? It came with firefox on it but i cannot download shockwave on it. Now i heard you can download some program called wine to run windows programs? how do i install this as ive never done this on a linux.
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08-03-2009, 07:26 PM #1
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I have never used this software as I have never used linux.
I just simple googled: Wine run windows applications. The following link came out and im guessing its what your looking for.
http://www.winehq.org/
Good luck.
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08-03-2009, 08:14 PM #3
It's an Acer Aspire One. It has a small screen, Habbo may be impractical.
Press Alt and F2
type sudo yum install wine
hit enter
now you have Wine. Download the Windows version of Firefox and Windows version of shockwave. be warned that Shockwave's performance through Wine is known to be poor.Last edited by HotelUser; 08-03-2009 at 08:15 PM.
I'm not crazy, ask my toaster.
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http://kent.gumtree.com/kent/45/35809245.html
is the acer inspire like mine?Image removed by Bolt660 (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not have images in your signature which exceed the maximum file size.
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08-03-2009, 11:24 PM #5
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yeah but in white. :]
Originally Posted by ToxicPaddy
also i typed pressed alt & f2 and this run menu came up, i typed in "sudo yum install wine" and nothing happened lol.
& you can also run spotify in wine this is why i want it.
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09-03-2009, 03:15 PM #6
You have to be in the terminal when you type that. Try clicking on on My Files, Originally Posted by Transcripts
yeah but in white. :]
also i typed pressed alt & f2 and this run menu came up, i typed in "sudo yum install wine" and nothing happened lol.
& you can also run spotify in wine this is why i want it.
Select the File menu and then Terminal. Then try typing it there.I'm not crazy, ask my toaster.
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09-03-2009, 04:50 PM #7
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ok, i did that but then it said cannot find root command or something.. Originally Posted by HotelUser
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Seriously, if I was you I'd have the patience and wait for yours to be fixed.
Wine is good, but it's not very practical for Habbo, it's extremely sluggish.
Simply install Ubuntu or something, I put Windows 7 on mine, and it's not my every day laptop.
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