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you wouldn't know anything about ubuntu would you? D:

Specifically how to get Wine to work

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Originally Posted by matious

you wouldn't know anything about ubuntu would you? D:

Specifically how to get Wine to work

I don't have much personal experience in Linux beyond basic operation, but using something like Wine as a software solution to be a compatibility layer is bound to be a little tricky when it comes to the way windows-based programs are coded with OS specifics in mind, and trying to translate those programs to operate in a non-native environment.
It might be hit or miss with some programs, depending, but I think you may be at the mercy of the functionality of such an interpreting/processing proxy like Wine as to what it's capable of delivering in terms of operable ability.

You have to realize that there are certain aspects of OS-based programs that are completely dependent on the resources and interactions provided by the OS it was made for, so short of rewriting the program itself, sometimes it's just not possible for the interpreting layer (ie., Wine) to provide the kind of environment a program needs.