How to run and Install Exe in Linux


How to run and Install Exe in Linux


As many people have problem in Linux as windows are the most popular OS in the market and use EXE file but for those Linux it make trouble to run or use exe files so this is always an question. Is it possible to run exe files on Linux? the answer for this is YES and its easy to do so.

How to run and Install Exe in Linux


The software we are using to run EXE files on Linux is by the use of  WINE which is an free software so download it from official website which is Winehq by choosing your desire version and after downloading it open an terminal and use the following command to install it.

How to run and Install Exe in Linux


sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install wine

now through terminal navigate it to the location where exe file is place and to install or  exe file write the following command



wine your_application_setup_file_name.exe

 Now your application is installed now you can run it from wine programs and also from terminal by typing  wine your_application_file_name.exe it give us an environment to run and use windows programs
Note: Also it is possible that some application may not work properly but most of them do.

Feel free to share your experiences with us.

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