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Can I run applications for MS Windows on Linux?

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The short answer to this is: no, not automatically and not directly. That is to say, Microsoft Windows and Linux applications cannot run the same applications because they are not designed in the same way. However, there are some ways to run programs for Microsoft Windows on Linux using emulators and other means.
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Can I run Windows applications under Linux?

The Linux Gazette FAQ
There is also a program called VMware (www.VMWare.com) which lets you run several "virtual computers" concurrently as applications, each with its own Operating System. There is a review in Linux Journal about it.
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Will Gtk# applications run on Windows?

FAQ: General - Mono
Notice that using the Mozilla and Gnome libraries is not currently supported and will limit the portability of your application. Both issues are being addressed and will be fixed in the future. Update: some (but not all) Gnome librarites will work on Windows now. And GeckSharp will be able to run via the GRE and GeckoSharp installer for Windows. An experimental Mono and Gtk# installer for Windows (http://forge.novell.
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Can I run Windows applications on Linux?

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Yes and no. Windows applications will not run natively on Linux (that is, without help). There are 4 different options for running Windows applications on Linux, and it depends on your needs.1) dosemu – DOS emulation program has been around for a while, and works pretty well, so if you have old DOS programs you want to run, they will likely work using dosemu. 2) WINE - WINE stands for "WINE Is Not an Emulator".
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Question: How can I configure my MS Windows system to share my printer to my Linux system?

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Answer: This configuration is not currently supported. Page last updated: Tue Jul 24 22:01:55 2007; HPLIP Version: 2.8.2
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Can I run Windows and Linux?

SpinnNet Linux FAQ
You can very easily run Linux and Windows on the same computer, switching between them whenever you want. There are a couple of different ways to do it, most distributions use a program called LILO (LInuxLOader) that gives you a prompt when your computer boots that you type either 'linux' or 'windows' into depending on what you want to do.
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Is there a way to run Windows applications on GNU/Linux?

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edit] What is the intended meaning when you use the word "free"? The word free still existed in Newspeak, but it could only be used in such statements as "This dog is free from lice" or "This field is free from weeds." It could not be used in its old sense of "politically free" or "intellectually free," since political and intellectual freedom no longer existed even as concepts, and were therefore of necessity nameless.
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edit] Is there a way to run Windows applications on GNU/Linux?

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Yes and no. The Wine project offers a reimplementation of the Windows Application Programming Interface (API) for GNU/Linux. To Windows applications, the Wine API is indistinguishable from the Windows API, so they will run just like on Windows â?" at least that's the plan. In practice, the Windows API is a moving target for the Wine developers, and despite their hard work since 1993, many popular Windows applications do not currently run on Wine, or crash often.
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Will my current UNIX- or Linux-based applications run on Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003?

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The application vendor is the best source for determining if your UNIX- or Linux-based application will run on Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003. Note that Microsoft Compute Cluster Pack in CCS can take advantage of 32- and 64-bit versions of Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) on Windows Server 2003 Release 2 (R2), which may be required to run UNIX or Linux applications.
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Are there many applications that run on Linux?

Linux FAQ
There are thousands of applications for Linux already available for use, and numerous others are in various stages of development. Many of these applications are comparable (or even superior) in performance to applications available for Microsoft Windows and other operating systems. Moreover, most of them are absolutely free, just as Linux is, and many of them are included on the same CDROMs that contain Linux and are installed by default when Linux is installed.
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Is it or will it be possible with QUEMU to run Solaris (sparc CPU) on windows or linux hosts?

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How does Qemu know to exit? I am emulating Linux on Linux, and no matter how I shutdown, Qemu doesn't exit on its own.
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Do I need a Windows server to run Mainsoft applications?

Frequently asked Questions about Mainsoft for Java EE
No. Mainsoft applications are pure Java applications that can be run on any server that runs a Java Virtual Machine. Mainsoft applications have been deployed on various hardware architectures including System z, Power, SPARC, and Intel running various operating systems including Linux, zOS, Windows, and AIX.
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How to start and run DOS applications in Windows?

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Users of all PC-based Windows desktop systems can create an icon that will let you start DOS applications with a "click" of the left mouse button. CPC-HOB for DOS is used here as an example. Enter Windows and select a group window where you want the new CPC-HOB icon. A group window is selected when it is displaying its icons and its title bar is highlighted. Click on File option. Choose New form the File Menu. The NEW PROGRAM OBJECT window should open.
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Can FreeOTFE run under MS Windows 95/98/Me?

FreeOTFE
No - and there are currently no plans to port FreeOTFE to these OSs due to the different driver model used.
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How do I run an MS Windows program under Wine?

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When invoking Wine, you must specify the entire path to the executable, or by file name only. For example to run Windows' solitaire, type any of the following: The path of the file will also be added to the path when a full name is supplied on the command line. If you have a DOS partition, first make sure that you have mounted it, either by putting the entry into /etc/fstab, or by manually mounting it.
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Can I run my existing Windows programs under Linux?

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In general the answer to this question is no. There are however two ways that you might be able to get them running. There's a commercial package called VMware which allows you to run Windows under Linux. It emulates the hardware environment expected by Windows so you can run an actual copy of Windows and thus almost all Windows programs. The WINE package (WINE stands for Wine Is Not an Emulator) emulates the Windows program environment allowing some Windows programs to run under Linux.
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Can Linux Run Microsoft Windows Programs?

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WINE, a MS Windows emulator for Linux, is still not ready for general distribution. If you want to contribute to its development, look for the status reports in the comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine newsgroup. There is also a FAQ, compiled by P. David Gardner, at ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/faqs/Wine-FAQ/. In the meantime, if you need to run MS Windows programs, the best bet—seriously—is to reboot.
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Will PlaneShift run on Windows, Mac, Linux, etc...?

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We have tested PlaneShift under Windows (98, NT, 2000, XP), various Linux distributions and MacOS. We plan to keep these 3 platforms for now.
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I run both Linux and Windows. Are the two versions compatible?

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Yes. Load both mprime and prime95 in a directory that can be accessed by both Linux and Windows. The two programs can then share the INI files, save files, result files, etc. Make sure you start the program automatically when you boot either operating system. No. It is not uncommon for the program to read and write nearly 100MB of data every second. This is far too much data to transfer around the network in a timely manner.
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Can i run Windows or DOS programs in Linux?

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It is possible to run most Windows programs on Linux using Wine. Wine is a free implementation of Windows on Unix. Dosemu lets you run DOS programs on Linux. See: http://www.winehq.com RedHat 6.2's AMD Duron/Athlon processors support is rudimentory. You are advised to use RedHat 7.0 or later.
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Can I Run Microsoft Windows Programs under Linux?

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WINE, a MS Windows emulator for Linux, is still not ready for general distribution. If you want to contribute to its development, look for the status reports in the comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine newsgroup. There is also a FAQ, compiled by P. David Gardner, at ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/faqs/Wine-FAQ/. In the meantime, if you need to run MS Windows programs, the best bet—seriously—is to reboot.
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What's the difference between Linux and MS Windows (NT, 2000, 9x, etc.)?

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OSU Physics Faq's : Linux : Linux for Physics Majors : What is Linux? : What's the difference between Linux and other OS's? :
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How to start remote service as MS Windows service and Linux(Solaris) Daemon?

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You can use "java com.hxtt.sql.admin.Admin TCPCLIENT [host:]port [remoteControlPassword]" to start your remote control. For instance, you have many Access files on c:\data. You can use "jdbc:access:/c:/data" as JDBC url. Then you can use "select * from subdirectory1.table1" to visit table1 file at subdirectory1. For instance, "select tableAlias.* from "sales/2004/04".sale as tableAlias" can access sale table at "c:\data\sales\2004\04".
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Q.39: Which SQL database is available on Windows and Linux, is it MS-SQL or YSQL?

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Due to security and implementation issues we are not currently using third party softwares at the moment. We may do so in the near future.
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Does Linux run on top of Windows? Does it replace Windows? Is it Windows-compatible?

The Linux FAQ
No. Linux is a completely different operating system. It has its own disk partition which is not compatible with DOS or Windows. Its programs are not Windows or DOS compatible but it can read and write DOS files. However, Linux can co-exists with DOS and Windows on the same computer, but not at the same time. You may configure your computer to choose upon boot time to load Linux or to start DOS/Windows. If you boot into Linux, you may access your DOS files in DOS partitions.
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How do I get Linux/Windows/BeOS to boot?

I-MOD2 Technical Frequently Asked Questions
Remember, the IO is basically a standard pentium class PC with a standard BIOS and a 16MB flash memory card. Please read some of the messages in the "Technical" area on the I-Appliance Discussion Forum BBS, you will find many posts there talking about different OS's and how other installations went.
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