[SOLVED] Linux files

[Gjpc]

Hello, Is there a way I can run exe files on Linux
There a few exe files that would be great if I could download
Thanks

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

If the executable files were written for Windows they won't run on Linux, at least not without some preparitory work on your part:

https://www.pcworld.com/article/290...are-in-linux-everything-you-need-to-know.html

 

[Callum Clarke]

It's possible through Wine. (Wine Is Not an Emulator) This various as to what you are trying to run however as it is quite limited compared to running the .exe files natively on a Windows machine.

 

[Dave8671]

Wine can be unstable with some applications.

 

[Grobe]

Well, OP didn't specify that. More important than chasing ways of running .exe files must be to find a way - a routine - to use those wonderful applications that natively run on Linux.

 

[firelighter487]

as others have mentioned you can use Wine, but that's not perfect. it could work, but it's possible that the app you want to use does not work properly.

if that's the case, you could choose to run a Windows VM (virtual machine) with a free application such as Virtualbox. this will give you full compatibility with applications, but there is a performance hit, particularly with graphics, so i wouldn't advise gaming in a VM.

 

[mdd1963]

you could run them within a Win10 virtual machine running within Linux KVM virtualization...