![]() The Monterey (or earlier) version will be identical in appearance except the word ‘Ventura’ will not appear. Note: The screenshot below shows the Ventura version. Move the zip file from the Downloads folder to your desktop, double-click the zip file to extract it, and the Case It folder will appear. Depending on your operating system, download Case It v705 for Ventura, or else download Case It v705 for Monterey (or earlier). I f you are using Ventura (OS13), read this important information before continuing.ġ. In Step 1 below, make sure to click the download link that corresponds to your operating system. It runs many Windows applications on your Mac, and does not require that the Windows OS be installed.īefore continuing, determine which version of the Mac OS you are running (use the Apple menu in the upper left-hand corner of the screen). After 14 days, a license must be obtained from Codeweavers to continue using Crossover. Case It runs via Crossover on Macs almost as fast as it does on Windows, and it is very fast and easy to set up. Once installed, there is an entry in the Menu for Crossover – select it and select Install Windows to start.The advantage of using Crossover to run Case It is speed and ease of use. Overall, an easy install once I figured out how to run it. That was it – once it started, it ran for about 2 minutes and was done, ready to go. $ sh install-crossover-standard-demo-5.0.3.sh I had to install Crossover using the command line by executing Terminal.īy typing ls, I found that I should install the download file into my Home folder once there, I then typed the following to install Crossover: Start the installation by clicking Applications->CrossOver->Install. I went to the CrossOver Office Standard Users Guide FAQs for help and it took all of one minute to figure out how to install it. Now, well see how to install Windows software using Linux CrossOver Pro. To give this a whirl, I downloaded the DEMO version and tried to install it with no success. Also take a look HERE to get an idea of what it takes to solve some problems. Also check out all Windows Software Converted by users – a long list with varying success. The list of CrossOver Officially Supported Applications is impressive (62 programs) although note that not all features may work. But even better, you can open these attachment types directly from any mail client.” (selected excerpts) CrossOver also integrates with Gnome and KDE to let you transparently open any Word, Excel or PowerPoint file. Plugins work on any x86 based Linux distribution and will integrate with most browsers including Firefox 1.x, Netscape 6.x, Konqueror, Mozilla, and Opera. “ …allows you to install your favorite Windows productivity applications, plugins and games in Linux, without needing a Microsoft Operating System license, and integrates seamlessly with your Gnome or KDE environment.ĬrossOver Linux lets you use many Windows plugins directly from your Linux browser. There is an evaluation version which you can try for 30 days, so I downloaded it to give it whirl. The freeware version did not do it for me (too difficult to use) and I found the commercial version in Xandros very easy to use, so I decided to give Crossover for Linux a try with Ubuntu. I tried a couple of other Linux versions (“distros”) but found them not to my liking (PCLinux Big Daddy, Mandriva and Xandros) for various reasons, so I find myself coming back to the latest Ubuntu version (Dapper Drake) to try out more software with the goal of a full transition to Linux from Windows.Įven though there are some very nice packages in Linux which provide functional equivalents to Windows software (eg Microsoft Office to Open Office, Photoshop to GIMP), if you don’t have or want to spend the time to learn how to use these Linux apps, the alternative is to use something like WINE or Crossover, the commercial version based on WINE, to install Windows software into Linux. Earlier I tried to install some Windows apps using WINE, a freeware program to install Windows software into Linux, but with no success – for a newbie, I found it difficult to use. The more I use Linux Ubuntu, the more I like. SUMMARY: Easy to use but results will vary by Windows app. Easy to use but results will vary by Windows app – Joe
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