I personally think that the linux OSes, need to develop their WINE more.

Contact hardware manufactures and software developers to ask them to make a Linux version or to have it open source (hardware manufacturers only)

Make it that the main Linux OS, have a universal installing program. Right now its .rpm for fedora and .deb for ubuntu and Debian.

Promoting Linux operating systems through multimedia platforms (IE: tv, radio, ads)

Does anyone know where I can download a WINE RPM that has
everything needed for WINE to run under Red Hat 9?
> I have a whole bunch of Windows sports simulation games that
I’d like to see if I can run under Linux through an emulator like WINE.
> I also want to run windows softwares like YAHOO Messenger and other internet based softwares

I recently installed mandriva linux on my laptop but I realized I’m going to need to put windows back on the computer to play a couple of games I can’t get to work with wine. Whats the process for installing a dual boot of linux and windows with linux already being installed?

Can anyone please help me.
I like linux for it’s reliability but what a reliability can do if I can’t enjoy it?
I have crashed windows almost for 150 times and linux only twice. So it saves my time so please help me.
And can you suggest any online reading for linux. I am reading fedora core2 by C. Negus.
Please tell me how to install any software using WINE and also how can I attach Linux Programs/Softwares to linux.
what is use of rpm files. Can I delete rpms after I run command rmp -U packagename.rpm
I am thankful to any who can help me.

I’m trying to figure out how to install software on Ubuntu. I have Rosetta Stone and Resident Evil 5, but I can’t figure out how to install them from the DVD to the OS.
EDIT

Ok I installed it using Wine, but now when I clicked launch application, nothing happened. I tried restarting it and clicking the icon, but still nothing happens. What can I do to fix this?

Im a newbie when it comes to linux and the new way files come up when i download an application is confusing to me. Is there any guide that can explain how to use it?
Im new to linux and im used to windows showing me a folder and an executable file, is there a guid that can walk me through the linux version of throwing a bunch of ummm i dont know what at me.
I tried to download Wine so i could play guild wars and i was expecting a single icon to pop up, boy was i wrong.

I have Linux Mint 7 Gloria, and I tested a malicious script (fork bomb) to see if it would adversely effect the computer, and it did crash. Could other malicious scrips meant to harm Windows harm Linux in Wine? If so, should I consider installing virus protection in Wine?

I’d like to experiment with using WINE to install various "higher end" windows applications under Linux, including Adobe Photoshop, Fruity Loops 7 and MS Office. What distributions are easiest to configure to run windows applications like these?

With its increasing popularity with Ubuntu and the like, will Linux based systems ever make a significant dent in the Microsoft monopoly.

I for one, the more I use Ubuntu, the less I want to Boot into Windows.

What do you think ?
many thanks to piratesmack for sharing the WINE information with me.

its has several .xxx options…. like .tar, .gx , .rpm ,.bz2 .deb. im using kubuntu linux 8.10 and when i try to install using wine it tells me to enter the proxy. whats a proxy and what do i enter when it asks?

Hi,

I just installed the Backtrack 2 Linux distribution and I am very newbiew at everything with Linux. So say i wanted to install the Pidgin instant message source. The file name is pidgin-2.2.2.tar.bz2. What exactly would i type in to unpack that file and then install it? And I am also interested in installing Wine. Could someone walk me through that as well?