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I wonder... If you got all the Windows .dll Files. would you be able to run Windows Applications? I mean, I would need a LONG list. But would it work?...
  1. 10-20-2008 #1
    Dotkito
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    Question I wonder...

    I wonder... If you got all the Windows .dll Files. would you be able to run Windows Applications?

    I mean, I would need a LONG list. But would it work?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dotkito View Post
    I wonder... If you got all the Windows .dll Files. would you be able to run Windows Applications?

    I mean, I would need a LONG list. But would it work?
    Do you mean run them in Linux?
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    Yes, just containt the folder and not allow Linux to use them, just the Win32 Programs. Like Wine, but different. Just doing it manually

    That way you don't have to emulate everything.
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    Nope, this wouldn't work.

    The code in the *.dll needs to call functions in the kernel. Like when it needs access to a file, it asks the kernel to open the file and put its content in some memory area.

    But the Windows kernel and Linux speak different languages. So if a *.dll spoke to Linux, it would mean gibberish to the kernel. Therefore, programs like WINE act as a translator.
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    Hi,
    Have a look at this link
    Wine HQ
    to the Wine site - it will give you an idea of what is involved.

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    So if I put the .dll's required for some programs in Wine, would they work?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dotkito View Post
    So if I put the .dll's required for some programs in Wine, would they work?
    The general answer is no they will not work....although I'm not sure by what you mean "would they work". Do you mean could Linux programs call window dll's if they were run with Wine? If this is what you mean then the answer is still no...dll's are not run like typical programs...think of them as add ons to the existing program that are called as they are needed, plus Windows allows things in dll's that are not allowed in Linux. Hopes this helps...Gerard4143
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    Well. I guess .dll's aren't such a great thing since Viruses attack those first. Most Viruses are for Windows, so I am having second thoughts about that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dotkito View Post
    Well. I guess .dll's aren't such a great thing since Viruses attack those first. Most Viruses are for Windows, so I am having second thoughts about that.
    Yeah...its probably a good idea to keep window dlls out of Linux....
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