Install Linux Games on Windows Machine?

[italianoman421]

My girlfriend and mother are obsessed with the linux games like Mahjongg, and I need to know is there anyway to download the linux games onto a windows XP. I've tried but cant convert either to Linux so can I put these games on windows?

[werecatomega]

if there simple games like that, then you can probably find some of them online, but other than that, i don't know any software to help you with that

[Lightstar]

Setting up a virtual machine is one option.
I've never seen any "wine" equivalent to play linux programs on windows. It must be possible since KDE can be on windows, i wonder if it can download the required packages for kde games... you should look into it.

[Woojoo//.deb]

there is something called "cygwin" that does work like wine for windows. just to mention it ^^

[mickie.kext]

Yeah, but last time I used Cygwin it was very terminal intensive, I do not think that casual Windows user could make use of it. It is easier to install a real linux distro.

[NightwishFan]

You may be able to install KDE Mahjongg using KDE on Windows. It is native code and not emulated, but it is slightly confusing to install.
http://windows.kde.org/

There are likely games of that type made for Windows of course. Try a good ol' search engine like google or yahoo. Search for "open source mahjongg windows" or such.

[VeeDubb]

Just because nobody else has suggested it, and it's so glaringly obvious...



Why not just put Ubuntu on her computer?

I put Ubuntu on my girlfriend's computer 2 months after we met and she fell in love with it. And me too since we've been talking a lot about getting married. lol


Seriously, just toss it on there. If she doesn't like it, she can always go back.

[mike998]

I installed Ubuntu on my wife's computer in the days of Edgy Eft, she's since got a netbook, and told me that I had to install Ubuntu on that as well.

Try it, even if you just use the live CD for a while.