Wine 1.1.29 fixes Adobe Reader 9.10 Upgrade Fails
Wine gets a development release today. Version 1.1.29 is a developemnt release that fixes bugs found in the previous version. Amongst the many bug fixes, the worth noting are;
PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 beta 1 Adds Automatic App Launch, Themes and Richer Right-Click Menu
The full-featured PortableApps.com Suite that runs from a USB pen drive on any Windows system is now at version 2.0 Beta 1. The newly upgraded platform comes with tons of features like theme switching; seven different theme colors available and the possibility to customize or load other themes in the PATheme format.
In PortableApp Suite 2.0, […]
Ubuntu: CCleaner Cleans-Up your Browsers and Applications running in Wine
Ubuntu+Wine: I just asked myself, if CCleaner is such a powerful tool in Windows, cleaning your Internet Cache, Cookies, Internet History, removing temporary and unnecessary log files and more, then why can’t it do the same with the browsers and applications I run on Wine in my Ubuntu desktop – Ubuntu 8.04
Wine 1.1.4 comes with fixes for Google Chrome
The builders at Wine (Windows on Unix) have quickly come out with Wine 1.1.4 that includes better support for the Google Chrome browser. This is a green light to all those who intend to try Google Chrome on their Linux box.
Other major improvements are;
– Substantial chunks of WinHTTP are implemented.
– More JavaScript support.
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After 15 years Wine finally releases version 1.0
After 15 years of beta releases, the Wine (Windows on Linux) project finally releases version 1.0. Presently there are 1,241 Windows applications that install and run on Wine – these are found under the Platinum category; the other categories are;
Gold – Applications that work flawlessly with some DLL overrides or other settings, crack,
Silver […]
The VMware Server 2.0 Beta is now available
VMware a leading company when it comes to virtual platforms released lately the beta of it’s next server platform. This servers gives the possibility to run an operating system on another- (some sought of WINE but in a bigger way). You could run Windows on Ubuntu. Better still Ubuntu on Windows . The above mentioned […]
WINE-Windows on Linux
Wine is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of Linux and Unix. Think of Wine as a compatibility layer for running Windows programs. Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely free alternative implementation of the Windows API consisting of 100% non-Microsoft code, however Wine can optionally use […]