hi!

I want to start using ubuntu on my new laptop, but beforehand I wanted to make sure that I can find alternatives for all the software I am using on windows currently. I am doing Chemistry and there are certain programs which I need every day...

One of them is MestreNova, an NMR-program. The thing is this... I got the files and the license from a friend on a USB and everythings works fine on Windows. Normally the license is extremely expensive and I couldn't afford it as a student.

I am just wondering what happens if I want to install it on ubuntu? MestreNova offers the software for linux as well... so could I just download the trial version for linux and then just "copy" the license files from the windows package?
Or would it work on with this "wine" thing?

(sorry if all of that sounds really stupid... I am no computer genius and English is not my first language)

thank you a lot )