How to run .exe file in linux

.exe file in linux

 

we generally can't execute a windows executable(.exe formate file) on Linux.
but it is now possible to run .exe file in any of the the linux through a software called WINE.

wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as Linux, Mac OSX, & BSD. Instead of simulating internal Windows logic like a virtual machine or emulator, Wine translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls on-the-fly, eliminating the performance and memory penalties of other methods and allowing you to cleanly integrate Windows applications into your desktop.
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For running .exe file in linux perform two simple steps:-


1. open linux command prompt and enter the commands one by one
  
  a) sudo apt-get update 
   
   b) sudo apt-get install wine1.7.26

      (Here 1.7.26 is the version of the WINE you want to download.) 


2. After installing the wine just Right click on the file you want to open let suppose my.exe and open it with Wine.
and enjoy...!!!!


Also you can install wine through Ubuntu software center and install thru GUI based process.

Download wine from here.

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1. ls -                                         Directory listing
2. ls -al -                                    Formatted listing with hidden files
3. ls -lt -                                     Sorting the Formatted listing by time modification
4. cd dir -                                  Change directory to dir
5. cd -                                       Change to home directory
6. pwd -                                    Show current working directory
7. mkdir dir -                              Creating a directory dir
8. cat >file -                               Places the standard input into the file
9. more file-                              Output the contents of the file
10. head file-                             Output the first 10 lines of the file
11. tail file -                               Output the last 10 lines of the file
12. tail -f file-                            Output the contents of file as it grows,starting with
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13. touch file -                           Create or update file
14. rm file -                                Deleting the file
15. rm -r dir                               Deleting the directory
16. rm -f file                               Force to remove the file
17. rm -rf dir                              Force to remove the directory dir
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19. cp -r dir1 dir2                      Copy dir1 to dir2;create dir2 if not present
20. mv file1 file2                        Rename or move file1 to file2,if file2 is an existing
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21. ln -s file link                         Create symbolic link link to file