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When googling for guides type in "Learn Wine Linux". This may come in handy, if you would like more guides. Install Wine by going to http://www.winehq.org/download/. Click on the version of Linux you are running. If you don't see your version of Linux, try finding out what your version is ased off of. !or exam"le #Linux $int# is ased off of the earlier % untu and &e ian versions. 'o most will normally work if they are related. (ut if you have an exact match, all the etter) Download. If you do not install from the ox that "o"s u", after downloading: *ight click on the icon +lick install !ollow the ste"s fter you see the new wine features in your " pplication! or ""tart #enu"$ don%t think you%re finished. ,ou will now discover a new folder. It's called .wine. It's located in your home folder. !or some it's home/user-name.

.o to the home folder. Look for your user-name. /"en it. /nce inside, hold down oth of these key oard keys and in order: +trl 0 1. ,ou will e a le to see all of the hidden or invisi le folders. &pen .wine, then drive2+, then #3rogram !iles#. *eview: /home/user name/.wine/drive2+/3rogram !iles. 'emember this folder. It is very im"ortant. 4gain it is your #3rogram !iles.# *emem er where to find it and that it is invisi le unless you "ress the +ontrol01 in your /home/user-name folder. "tart downloading .exe "rograms 56indow's "rograms7. #ake sure you place them inside this "(rogram )iles" folder before you try to install them. /therwise, you will "ro a ly fail misera ly. &nce placed in the "(rograms )iles"$ you can now right click on them . 4 rectangular ox will "o" u" with many o"tions. +lick the o"tion to install with 6ine 6indows 3rogram Loader. Install a "rogram. fter this$ you can go to your panel menu or start menu and see if your programs are there.

ttempt to run them and play with the program. If this does not work for you, try the words #learn 6ine Linux# or #how 6ine Linux# on this site to see if anything new has a""eared. ,ou might also find that ty"ing the same words into log.google.com is su"er useful.

Do a search to find out if your program is compatible with Wine. There are still many "rograms that are not working yet. 1owever, there a""ears to e a num er that do also.