On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 07:03, Pablo Ortuzar wrote: > On Tuesday 18 January 2005 20:13, Derek Jennings wrote: > > On Tuesday 18 January 2005 17:41, Andy Yankovich wrote: > > > I would like to install 2 third-party commercial software items. > > > One is Forte-Agent 2.0 from an internet download; the other is an > > > almost 1 GB program on a CD - Logos Libronix Bible Software. > > > Is there a way I can do this on Linux? Is the method included in > > > MDK manuals anywhere? Thank you for your help. > > > Andy > > > > Aren't these Windows applications? > > > > While it is possible to run some Windows applications under Linux using > > 'Wine' to provide an adaptation layer between Linux and Windows apps, you > > will find it much easier to simply find an equivalent application written > > for Linux. > > > > Good resources to find Linux apps are SourceForge http://sourceforge.net/ > > and Freshmeat http://freshmeat.net/ as well as www.google.com/linux/ > > > > Having identified an application you would like to try you should then > > search for a Mandrake RPM package of it before resorting to compiling the > > application yourself. > > In many cases you will discover that the application is already on your > > CDs or available in online sources such as the 'contrib' folder on any > > Mandrake mirror site. > > > > derek > > You could try bibletime. It's included in the 10.1 PowerPack cd's. Click on > "configure your computer": you will be asked for your root password. Click > on "Software management" and then on ""Install"; choose bibletime.en and > accept all dependencies.
Bibletime (http://www.bibletime.info/index.html) is based off Sword (http://www.crosswire.org/sword/index.jsp) who provide massess of downloadable translations and aids. Bbiletime apparently now has a friendly download tool for the modules. For internet downloads, try KGet, which is an add-on for KDE, in the Software Manager ready for install, look under the menu at System/Configuration/Packaging/Install Software to see what you have available to install right now. Then pop over to the Twiki to learn about configuring other sources of software for installation. And best of all, its all free :-) If you really must run Windows software the best option is Win4Lin, followed by Crossover Office version of Wine, but they cost money. Just Google. John. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forget that new hard drive, save some lives instead, donate to the Red Cross: USA: https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation-form.asp UK: https://www.donate.bt.com/bt_form_dec.htm Oz: https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineTsunamiDonations.asp NZ: https://www.banqonit.com/proxypage.aspx?boiid=205
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