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How to OPEN+RUN .exe files in Linux

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Name: Argi
Date: November 13, 2002 at 18:08:43 Pacific
OS: ?
CPU/Ram: P3/448M
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How can i execute the exe files from a cdrom(civil.3)to my machine.?I need a compiler or something??????THANX!



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Name: Trip
Date: November 13, 2002 at 18:29:46 Pacific
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To execute a file in linux you just type
./filename
when in the same dir as the file, or
/path/to/filename

Thie does not work for .exe's though, they are windows executables, not linux executables, big difference.


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Response Number 2
Name: Andrew Ordo
Date: November 13, 2002 at 20:51:05 Pacific
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Well, you could always try using Wine.


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Response Number 3
Name: arnold
Date: November 16, 2002 at 16:54:30 Pacific
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if the exe is a windoze exe, wine.
if is is a dos exe, dosemu is sufficient.


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