Winboat is a new technology to run Windows apps on Linux. If the developers can deliver, this will be a game changer.

Running on a Quad Core Phenom, DOSBox's performance was good: I encountered no performance problems with video or sound. I also noticed that while running it didn't appear to require any more CPU than ...

If you're running CrossOver on a Mac and you have an active support contract, you'll be upgraded to CrossOver 13.2 the next time you launch the program. Linux users can download the latest version ...

Wine, a free Windows compatibility tool for Linux (and other Intel-based systems), aims to make those programs run without too much cross-system trickery.

Making a program run all the time can be simple or complicated. Most Linux distributions will have a file /etc/rc.local that runs as root on start up (at least, normal start up).

How to run Windows applications on Linux Windows applications run on Linux through the use of third-party software. This capability does not exist inherently in the Linux kernel or operating system.

One of the most confusing things when starting with Linux is the terminology. Some people will use terms interchangeably, ...