I am somewhat annoyed by the fact that most programs/games/everything else seems to be Windows only (.exe). Is there something that allows Ubuntu to support/run .exe files? Thanks!
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1I would recommend you check this: http://askubuntu.com/questions/988/how-can-i-install-windows-software – carnendil Feb 18 '13 at 20:57
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3Ubuntu is not a drop in replacement for Windows. In addition, there is an extreemely large set of porgrams available in the repositories. See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware If all you want to do is run .exe I suggest you stay with windows. If you want to run Ubuntu, look at Linux native alternates for your .exe , see http://www.linuxalt.com/ – Panther Feb 18 '13 at 21:00
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There is a very good project called WINE. You could try that by typing
sudo apt-get install wine
It will automatically associate .exe files to be opened by WINE.
See: http://appdb.winehq.org/ for supported apps and games.
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No problem. It will be good if you could check your question as solved. – wakeup Feb 18 '13 at 21:00
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