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Page 1 of 4 - Running IE11 on Linux Mint - posted in Linux & Unix: Can IE 11 be installed on Mint or would I need something like Wine? Still unable to get to my. Sorry that was a good try it only supports up to IE8. I installed it I can find it and open it up but it only lists up to IE 8, I see no way to add to it.IE 11. You can install Internet Explorer using Wine and Winetricks. First install Wine using the Ubuntu or Mint package manager, then run these two commands in a terminal: wget WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=~/wine_ie sh winetricks ie6 You can replace the 'ie6' with 'ie7' or 'ie8'. May 3, 2014 - On a personal note the entire medical empire is being set up for a catastrophic fail. The online billing service above is operating under strict OSHA standards to keep physicians credentials, credit cards, patient information. And it is all being trusted in the hands of Microsoft internet explorer.
There are many circumstances where you wish to run Windows applications on Linux. Microsoft Windows has been a dominant operating system (OS) for more than a decade, and there are quite a lot of applications developed in the Windows ecosystem. It's not surprising that some Windows applications that you wish to run, but are missing on Linux platforms. There are several open-source or commercial software tools, such as Wine, PlayOnLinux or CrossOver, which allow you to run Windows applications on Linux platforms. However, these tools are not very reliable solutions as they are based on 'reverse-engineering' Windows APIs. Users can still encounter various application-specific compatibility issues with them. A more reliable approach to running native Windows applications on Linux platform is to use a Windows virtual machine (VM).
One problem of this approach is that we need to purchase a Windows license to install Windows OS on a VM. The good news is that Microsoft recently made a set of Windows VMs publicly! Microsoft decided to offer free Windows VMs to support development and testing for different versions of Internet Explorer.
In this tutorial, I will describe how to install and run Microsoft Windows on Linux, by using free Windows VMs. The first step is to. If you already installed VirtualBox, make sure to upgrade VirtualBox to the latest version (4.2.16 or higher). Next, go to to download a Windows VM. Choose 'Linux' as testing OS, and 'VirtualBox' as virtualization platform.
Then, select one of available Windows VMs to download. Currently Microsoft offers the following Windows VMs for downloads. Windows XP Professional SP3 + IE 6 or 8. Windows Vista + IE 7. Windows 7 + IE 8, 9, 10 or 11. Windows 8 + IE 11. Windows 8.1 Preview + IE 11 In this tutorial, I download a VM with 'Windows XP + IE 8'.
The downloaded Windows VM is packed inside a self-extracting RAR archive. To unpack Windows VM from the archive, run this.
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It will generate an OVA file for Windows VM. Now launch VirtualBox, and choose 'Import Appliance' from its GUI menu. Go ahead and import the OVA file in VirtualBox. By default, the imported Windows VM has its network adapter not attached to any network.
So, open up network settings of the WinXP VM, and make the network adapter attached to bridged network. Finally, power on the Windows VM. You will see the familiar-looking Windows booting procedure. The Windows VM has a set of basic Windows utilities installed, as well as VirtualBox Guest Additions for Windows. Here are several important pieces of information about free Windows VMs.
As you can see, the free Windows VMs are for evaluation purposes, and are not supposed to be used for any production system. You may use the free Windows VM for testing purposes only, but not for commercial purposes. You can use the free Windows VM only for 90 days after it is installed. After 90 days, the Windows VM will stop running, and you will not be able to access data used in the VM. Windows 8.1 Preview version expires on 1/15/2014. Login information for Windows Vista, 7 and 8 VMs: IEUser, Passw0rd!
Once you have installed all the additional apps you want on your vm, make sure the work you do with your vm is saved to your host by installing a shared folder in the vm's settings. Now clone it using virtualbox's export appliance facility. When your vm expires; clone your original, exported clone to a new vm and your 90 days will start over.
Make sure you preserve your original exported clone by cloning it and installing the secondary one, not the original, so it can be recloned whenever necessary.
There was a time a few years ago whereby people did not adopt Linux because they couldn't run their favorite Windows programs. However the world of open source software has improved immensely and many people have become accustomed to using free tools whether they are email clients, office applications or media players. There may be that odd gem however that only works on Windows and therefore without it, you are lost. This guide introduces you to 4 tools which can aid you to install and run Windows applications within a Linux environment. WINE stands for 'Wine Is Not An Emulator'. WINE provides a Windows compatibility layer for Linux which makes it possible to install, run and configure many popular Windows applications.
You can install WINE by running one of the following commands depending on your Linux distribution: Ubuntu, Debian, Mint etc: sudo apt-get install wine Fedora, CentOS sudo yum install wine openSUSE sudo zypper install wine Arch, Manjaro etc sudo pacman -S wine With most desktop environments you can run a Windows program with WINE by right clicking on the file and choosing 'open with WINE program loader'. You can of course run the program from the command line using the following command: wine path/to/application The file can be either an executable or an installer file. WINE has a configuration tool which can be launched via the menu of your desktop environment or from the command line using the following command: winecfg The configuration tool lets you choose the version of Windows to run programs against, manage graphics drivers, audio drivers, manage desktop integration and handle mapped drives.
WINE on its own is a great tool. However sometimes you will attempt to install an application and it will fail. Winetricks provides a nice graphical tool to help you install and run Windows applications.
To install winetricks run one of the following commands: Ubuntu, Debian, Mint etc: sudo apt-get install winetricks Fedora, CentOS sudo yum install winetricks openSUSE sudo zypper install winetricks Arch, Manjaro etc sudo pacman -S winetricks When you run Winetricks you are greeted with a menu with the following options:. View help. Install an application.
Install a game. Install a benchmark. Select the default wineprefix. Select office2007pro. Enable silent install. Show broken apps If you choose to install an application a long list of applications appear. The list includes the 'Audible Player', ebook readers for the Kindle and Nook, older versions of 'Microsoft Office', 'Spotify', the Windows version of 'Steam' and various Microsoft development environments up until 2010.
The games list includes a number of popular games including 'Call Of Duty', 'Call Of Duty 4', 'Call Of Duty 5', 'Biohazard', 'Grand Theft Auto Vice City' and many more. Some of the items require a CD to install them whilst others can be downloaded. To be honest out of all the applications in this list, Winetricks is the least useful. The quality of the installations is a bit hit and miss. Play On Linux. The best free tool for running Windows programs is Play On Linux. As with Winetricks the Play On Linux software provides a graphical interface for WINE.
Play On Linux goes a step further by allowing you to choose the version of WINE to use. To install Play On Linux run one of the following commands: Ubuntu, Debian, Mint etc: sudo apt-get install playonlinux Fedora, CentOS sudo yum install playonlinux openSUSE sudo zypper install playonlinux Arch, Manjaro etc sudo pacman -S playonlinux When you first run Play On Linux there is a toolbar at the top with options to Run, Close, Install, Remove or Configure applications. There is also an 'Install a program' option in the left panel. When you choose the install option a list of categories will appear as follows:. Accessories.
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Development. Education. Games.
Graphics. Internet. Multimedia. Office.
Other. Patches There are a huge number of applications to choose from including development tools such as 'Dreamweaver', an assortment of games including retro classics such as 'sensible world of soccer', modern games such as 'Grand Theft Auto' versions 3 and 4, the 'Half Life' series and more.
The graphics menu includes 'Adobe Photoshop' and 'Fireworks' and the internet section has all of the 'Internet Explorer' browsers up until version 8. The Office section has version up until 2013 although the ability to install these is a bit hit and miss. They may not work. Play On Linux requires you to have the setup files for the programs you are installing although some of the games can be downloaded from. In my experience the software installed via Play On Linux is more likely to work than software installed by Winetricks. You can also install non-listed programs however the programs listed have been specifically configured to be installed and run using Play On Linux.
Crossover is the only item in this list that isn't free. You can download Crossover from the. There are installers for Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora and Red Hat.
When you first run Crossover you will be presented with a blank screen with an 'Install Windows Software' button at the bottom. If you click on the button a new window appears with the following options:. Select application. Select installer. Select Bottle A bottle in Crossover is like a container which is used to install and configure each Windows application.
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When you choose the 'Select application' option you will be provided with a search bar and you can search for the program you wish to install by typing a description. You can also choose to browse the list of applications. A list of categories will appear and as with Play On Linux you can choose from a wide array of packages. When you choose to install an application a new bottle suitable for that application will be created and you will be asked to provide the installer or setup.exe. Why use Crossover when Play On Linux is free?
I have found that some programs work only with Crossover and not Play On Linux. If you desperately need that program then this is one option.