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freddyflo
November 19th, 2009, 04:41 PM
Do i need any dependencies before installing .exe files.

oldos2er
November 19th, 2009, 08:27 PM
Exactly which program are you trying to install? If it's a Windows *exe file, it will not run natively on Linux. However, it may be possible to run it with Wine. See if it's listed here: http://appdb.winehq.org/index.php

freddyflo
November 23rd, 2009, 10:30 PM
thanx 4 the info about the wine. am going to do more research on it.

Wiebelhaus
November 23rd, 2009, 10:34 PM
Yes , You need Windows.

lisati
November 23rd, 2009, 10:34 PM
It can depend on what the EXE files are for. If they're "self extracting archives (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-extracting_archive)" (e.g. fonts) you might not need WINE.