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    WINE for a complete newbie

    I am completely new to Linux. I've actually had it installed for over a year now (dual-boot, with Windows 98), but can't stay logged into it on a regular basis because I've never been able to get online with it.

    My distro has WINE installed, and I'd like to play with it a bit, to see what options I have available to me in Linux, but I can't even figure out how to start. What do I do with it?
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    first off try this:

    wine "the .exe file to install the program"

    which distro are you using on what specs?
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    wat version of wine are u using?

    to try out, mount ur windows partition and run some simple programs.

    maybe:

    wine /mnt/windows/windows/notepad.exe

    u can also try office apps, they should work fine

    (take note /mnt/windows is the mount point of ur windows partition in tis case)

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    I'm already lost. But maybe that's just because I have to keep logging out and rebooting in Windows to get online. So I will try again, if and when I can manage to get online from Linux.

    I am using ELX. Not sure what "specs" you're looking for. - hardware? kernel?
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    I'm already lost. But maybe that's just because I have to keep logging out and rebooting in Windows to get online. So I will try again, if and when I can manage to get online from Linux.
    maybe we could help... search the forums for ppl using using the same modem as urs? or start a new thread if u cant find... sure all the guys out there would be able to help.


    im not familiar with ur distro but...
    type mount
    it should show the drives mounted
    check if u have something liek this:
    Code:
    /dev/hda1 on /mnt/windows type vfat (rw)
    or something like that

    the first /dev/hda1 is ur windows drive
    the /mnt/windows is the mount point
    take note these 2 might be different on your system.
    the 'type vfat' is most like the same as win98 uses FAT32
    the (rw) jsut means read-write

    if u dun have it mounted, most likely u have ur windows on the first partition of your harddisk
    then u can do this
    (assuming your windows partition is on the first partition of your first harddisk)
    Code:
    mkdir /mnt/windows
    mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows
    this will mount your windows drive


    after u have your drive mounted, u can use wine to run windows programs on ur windows drive


    for more information on mount, u can read the manpage of mount by:

    Code:
    man mount

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    I'm working on the modem/connection issue in another thread. Your information about wine sounds very helpful. When I get online from Linux, I will pull it back up and try it. Thanks! I didn't even know if it was a program I should run (independently), or a command, or what.
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