It’s True: One Click Install Of Windows Software In Linux
The majority of Linux users should have been heard about Wine, a program loader, which allows the running of Windows applications natively in Linux and other POSIX operating systems, without the performance penalties induced by an emulator. But, Linux beginners could not always correctly configure and test Wine manually, therefore Windows applications will not run in their Linux distribution. The alternative provided by CrossOver Linux, to deploy Windows programs in Linux with a single click is definitely what Linux beginners are looking for.
CrossOver Linux is capable to run a wide range of Windows based software, such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Adobe Photoshop, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars and more.
In the same time, CrossOver Linux allows you to use various web browser plugins, like QuickTime, Shockwave Director and Windows Media Player 6.4. The plugins are compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Netscape 6.x, Konqueror and Opera browsers.
Being powered by Wine, CrossOver Linux will run the Windows applications with their native performance, because no CPU emulation is involved.
Windows applications deployed with CrossOver Linux will seamlessly integrate with a Gnome or KDE desktop environment. You can run them as in Windows, by clicking on the corresponding application icon.
CrossOver Linux is delivered in two flavors: Standard and Professional versions. You are allowed to try its features by downloading and installing a free trial version. CrossOver Linux is very easy to install and has a small memory footprint on your Linux distribution.
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