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  1. 05-16-2007 #1
    franklinm3
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    .EXE file installation

    I want to insatall .exe files in linux...How do i go about it...Am using Suse
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    Hi !

    Welcome to the LinuxForums.

    Linux doesn't support .exe format. you can use wine or cedega to run .exe files in Linux.
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    As devls_casper said, Linux does not natively support .exe binary files. You should use .rpm files instead with SUSE. Which programs is it that you want to install?

    You can check a list of Linux-to-Windows equivalent applications before trying Wine or Cedega.
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    as said you cannot install .exe files in linux. if u are plannning to install softwares
    they are avalable in .rpm, .tar.bz2 etc..
    However u can run .exe files using wine..
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    Some SuSE concepts

    franklinm3, it reads to me like you are new to Linux.

    This "top level" concepts guide to SuSE linux might help give you a top level overview of some basic Linux concepts. Likely you will still have many questions afterward, but hopefully it will enable you to understand the answers a bit better:
    Concepts - openSUSE
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