WINE: for running Windows programs without actually using Windows

Some Linux purists scoff at WINE, but I think it's great. WINE stands for WINE Is Not an Emulator. The idea is to run Windows programs without a Windows OS. Not all Windows programs work in every version of WINE, but some do. Every function you can perform in Linux with a Linux application or in Linux with WINE is one less function that you need Windows for. This allows you to have a more minimal Windows setup. This means the few applications you run on Windows will be faster and more stable.

Installing WINE

Go to http://www.puppylinux.org/wiki/applications/various/wine and follow the procedure for installing WINE in Slackware. This isn't the only way to install WINE, but this is how I prefer to do it.

Entering WINE

  1. Desktop->Console
  2. Enter the command "cd /root/.wine/drive_c".
  3. Enter the command "wine explorer". Now you are in a familiar Windows-like setup inside a C:\ drive and with the "Rrogram Files" and "windows" directories.