CHAPTER 28 RUNNING MICROSOFT OFFICE UNDER UBUNTU (Cool web site)
CHAPTER 28 RUNNING MICROSOFT OFFICE UNDER UBUNTU 405 5. Answer the prompts until you are offered the choice of the kind of Wine setup you want. Choose to manually install (this was option 3 on the version of Sidenet that I installed, but might be different for you). 6. You need to answer more questions about which programs you want to install. Answer Yes to each, and agree to create the C: folder in your /home directory. Note During installation of Sidenet, the Windows components you install might ask you to reboot. It isn t necessary for you to actually reboot Linux. Instead, a Windows reboot is faked within the Wine software (this is done automatically by Sidenet). You can do this yourself at any time from the GNOME Terminal window by typing wineboot. 7. Eventually, the DCOM98 installation window will appear. As you would within Windows, work through the options, agreeing to install the software. 8. Following this, the Internet Explorer installation program will download and then start. Again, work through the installer. Choose the Install Now . Typical Set of Components option. The program will load, as shown in Figure 28-2. Figure 28-2. The Sidenet script will download and install Internet Explorer and also configure vital Wine settings.