This is the release notes for linux release v1.0 (source code: linux-1.0.tar.gz) with format adjusted by removing/replacing tabs/spaces/new lines. This notes document can give us an understanding of the early development of the Linux kernel. The original ASCII formatted version is at the end of this post. CHANGES since 0.99 patchlevel 15: removed all the
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Tag: wine
How to Install Wine 32-bit on CentOS 8
Posted onSince version 7, RHEL and CentOS only have 64 bit versions. For some reasons, it’s better to run many Windows applications under 32 bit wine. Like How to Install Wine 32-bit on CentOS 7, this post introduce how to install 32-bit Wine on CentOS 8. Most of the mechanisms are similar yet there are differences.
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How to install IE under wine on Linux?
Posted onHow to install IE under wine on Linux? Just need it for some testing. Do not want to reboot to Windows. We ever had ies4linux. But it is obsoleted now. linie is the latest effort. But there are issues and you may need to fix some problems by yourself. Installing a Windows VM may be
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How to play .swf files on Linux?
Posted onHow to play the flash (.swf) files downloaded from the Web on Linux? The best solution that I find to play .swf files on Linux is run Adobe Flash Player Projector (download from here, a single .EXE file) and run it under wine.
PDF annotation tools on Linux
Posted onWhat are good PDF annotation tools on Linux? Preferring saving the annotation in the PDF instead of separate files or images. I find the best solution may be wine + Foxit Reader. Foxit Reader can annotate PDF files and save them. It works very well on wine. Steps to install them: Install wine # yum
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How to Install Wine 32-bit on CentOS 7
Posted onSince version 7, RHEL has only x86-64 versions. The same thing happens to CentOS 7. In CentOS 7/EPEL, there is only package for Wine x86-64. However, many Windows .exe files are 32-bit. Even there are 64-bit versions for some software, their installation file is 32-bit. And for some certain software such as Office 2007, 32-bit
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How to Install MS Office 2007 on Linux using Wine
Posted onAs a Linux user, I must keep a copy of Windows. One reason is that I should edit MS Office files, such as .doc, .ppt, .xls and .xml (office 2003 xml format) required by, created by or for other using Windows. Wine worked for me with Office 2003 ever but has this or that problem.
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