so bought pc game , says need either xp or vista run it. need game running? heard of thing called wine lets people run things on ubuntu if windows. please keep in mind i'm not good/smart computers.
thanks!
welcome ubuntu! wine can used run many windows games. running windows games, used in combination great tool called playonlinux. can download playonlinux here:
http://www.playonlinux.com/en/download.html
click on ubuntu, , download .deb file. open downloads directory, , double click downloaded file. installation process quite straightforward, , ubuntu software center install it. after that, go applications>games>playonlinux, , configure (it once). after done, close playonlinux. insert windows game cd. open playonlinux again, click on install, , search game. click on correct game version, , proceed install wizard. after installs, game should accessible in applications>wine>programs. hope helps you! let me know if have questions.
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