Post by cjm on Jan 27, 2015 18:25:10 GMT
You need to install software on your Linux system to do this. My Linux version is Ubuntu.
Unfortunately, it is easier said than done. The software concerned (called Wine) needs a lot of supporting programs as well and it is no easy task to get it working. This is where the program, PlayOnLinux, enters the picture. It uses Wine, but in a simplified fashion. Again, the installation can be difficult. Very good and easy guidance is given by this link for PlayOnLinux.
I don't have much Windows software left that I need to run but the one thing I missed was Space Cadet (originally on Windows 95 up to XP). So, I went through all that trouble just to get it working on Ubuntu (Trusty (14.04)). It appears on PlayOnLinux under the name Microsoft Pinball.
I hope I save someone a lot of trouble!
Unfortunately, it is easier said than done. The software concerned (called Wine) needs a lot of supporting programs as well and it is no easy task to get it working. This is where the program, PlayOnLinux, enters the picture. It uses Wine, but in a simplified fashion. Again, the installation can be difficult. Very good and easy guidance is given by this link for PlayOnLinux.
I don't have much Windows software left that I need to run but the one thing I missed was Space Cadet (originally on Windows 95 up to XP). So, I went through all that trouble just to get it working on Ubuntu (Trusty (14.04)). It appears on PlayOnLinux under the name Microsoft Pinball.
I hope I save someone a lot of trouble!