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Hands On: How to Get More From Linux

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 8, 2008

“If you are confused as to what Wine is, it’s really quite
simple. When a Windows executable normally runs, much of the code
involves making calls to the Windows operating system in order to
perform various tasks.

“Wine creates a translation layer between Linux and the Windows
executable; in other words, these operating system calls are
translated on the fly into equivalent calls on Linux and the
graphical desktop it is running.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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