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Originally Posted by msmallya  I came to know that Windows applications can be run on Linux.
For example : with open office, calc, database access etc.
Also I would like to run VB applications on linux client, using Oracle ODBC
What should be the minimum Physical Memory Required (on a PC to use as client). |
Your post is really confusing for me. Openoffice is available natively under linux, no need to use wine for that.
About databases, you should be using open solutions, like mysql. Because that will guarantee cross platform compatibility and the freedom to access it from anywhere (not to speak about integration with web platforms and toolkits).
About physical memory, that entirely depends on the programs you intend to use. Wine can run on almost anything, it's the program you run inside wine which will eat your ram, and not wine itself. It doesn't take the same to run the windows notepad than to run 3d studio under wine. Visual basic stuff is not the lightest, I fear (nor the smarter).
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So can any one help me out in this regard.
Help is required on step by step to
1) Install wine on linux client
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Use the package manager of your distro. Wine is available on virtually any linux.
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2) To Run VB6 applications
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Wine can run vb apps just like any other windows app. But that doesn't mean that all applications will work correctly (or at all). It ultimately depends on the application, how well (or badly) designed it is, and the 3rd party libs and stuff that it uses or not. You will have to test on a case by case basis.
Once wine is installed, to run a windows program you just do "wine <progname>.exe" on a terminal on the directory where the app resides. You might first need to install properly under wine. For that, you just run the setup.exe or relevant file with wine.
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