How to install Internet Explorer in Ubuntu (Gutsy Gibbon, Feisty Fawn, Edgy Eft and Dapper Drake)
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This article shows how to install Internet Explorer in three different versions (6.0, 5.5 and 5.0) in Ubuntu Feisty Fawn, Edgy Eft and Dapper Drake (also tested in Gutsy Gibbon). This is useful, for example, for web designers who have switched to Linux, but who need to test their sites in Internet Explorer. Also there are still sites that work only in Internet Explorer.
I also do not give guarantees that it will work for you!
')
1 Introductory Notes
There is a package called IEs4Linux that makes it easy to install 3 versions of Internet Explorer on your Linux system. In this article I will show how to use it.
But before you start, you should first read this page: http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Legal_notices . IEs4Linux is a GPL software, but Internet Explorer is not; it’s proprietary software with its own license. And if you want to install Internet Explorer on your Linux system, you must have a valid Microsoft Windows license, otherwise installing Internet Explorer will be illegal.
2 Edit /etc/apt/sources.list
To install IEs4Linux, we need to make changes to /etc/apt/sources.list.
2.1 Ubuntu Feisty Fawn
In Ubuntu Feisty Fawn, we must have the lines deb de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty universe and deb wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt edgy main (yes, edgy is correct, because this repository has not yet been saved for Feisty, but luckily the folders for Edgy also work in Feisty) in /etc/apt/sources.list:
sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list
[...]
deb de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty universe
deb wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt edgy main
[...]
Then you need to run the command:
sudo apt-get update
to update the package database.
2.2 Ubuntu Edgy Eft
In Ubuntu Edgy Eft, we should have the lines deb de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy universe and deb wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt edgy main in /etc/apt/sources.list:
sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list
[...]
deb de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy universe
deb wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt edgy main
[...]
perform
sudo apt-get update
to update the package database.
2.3 Ubuntu Dapper Drake
In Ubuntu Dapper Drake, we should have: deb de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper universe and deb wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt dapper main in /etc/apt/sources.list:
sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list
[...]
deb de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper universe
deb wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt dapper main
[...]
perform
sudo apt-get update
to update the package database.
3 Installing wine and cabextract
The next thing we need to install is wine and cabextract like this:
sudo apt-get install wine cabextract
If you were asked to install these packages without confirmation, answer positively.
(Install these packages without verification [y / N]?)
root @ falko-desktop: ~ # sudo apt-get install wine cabextract
Reading package lists ... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
cabextract is already the newest version.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
wine
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 90 not upgraded.
Need to get 9476kB of archives.
After unpacking 44.4MB of additional disk space will be used.
WARNING: The following packages can not be authenticated!
wine
Install these packages without verification [y / N]? - y
4 Installing IEs4Linux
To install IEs4Linux, we do this (still from a regular user):
cd ~
wget www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/downloads/ies4linux-latest.tar.gz
tar zxvf ies4linux-latest.tar.gz
cd ies4linux- *
./ies4linux
You will be asked a few questions:
Welcome, falko! I'm IEs4Linux.
I can install IE 6, 5.5 and 5.0 for you easily and quickly.
You are just four 'enter' away from your IEs.
I'll ask you some questions now. Just answer y or n (default answer is the bold one)
IE 6 will be installed automatically.
Do you want to install IE 5.5 SP2 too? [y / n] - y
Do you want to install IE 5.01 SP2? [y / n] - y
IEs can be installed using one of the following locales:
EN-US PT-BR DE FR ES IT NL SV JA KO NO
HUJAXY RU PT RU EL TR
Default is EN-US. Hit [enter] or [select your preferred locale or press ENTER to use EN-US.]
PS for Gutsy Gibbon works with Feisty Fawn
This article shows how to install Internet Explorer in three different versions (6.0, 5.5 and 5.0) in Ubuntu Feisty Fawn, Edgy Eft and Dapper Drake (also tested in Gutsy Gibbon). This is useful, for example, for web designers who have switched to Linux, but who need to test their sites in Internet Explorer. Also there are still sites that work only in Internet Explorer.
I also do not give guarantees that it will work for you!
')
1 Introductory Notes
There is a package called IEs4Linux that makes it easy to install 3 versions of Internet Explorer on your Linux system. In this article I will show how to use it.
But before you start, you should first read this page: http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Legal_notices . IEs4Linux is a GPL software, but Internet Explorer is not; it’s proprietary software with its own license. And if you want to install Internet Explorer on your Linux system, you must have a valid Microsoft Windows license, otherwise installing Internet Explorer will be illegal.
2 Edit /etc/apt/sources.list
To install IEs4Linux, we need to make changes to /etc/apt/sources.list.
2.1 Ubuntu Feisty Fawn
In Ubuntu Feisty Fawn, we must have the lines deb de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty universe and deb wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt edgy main (yes, edgy is correct, because this repository has not yet been saved for Feisty, but luckily the folders for Edgy also work in Feisty) in /etc/apt/sources.list:
sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list
[...]
deb de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty universe
deb wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt edgy main
[...]
Then you need to run the command:
sudo apt-get update
to update the package database.
2.2 Ubuntu Edgy Eft
In Ubuntu Edgy Eft, we should have the lines deb de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy universe and deb wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt edgy main in /etc/apt/sources.list:
sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list
[...]
deb de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy universe
deb wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt edgy main
[...]
perform
sudo apt-get update
to update the package database.
2.3 Ubuntu Dapper Drake
In Ubuntu Dapper Drake, we should have: deb de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper universe and deb wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt dapper main in /etc/apt/sources.list:
sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list
[...]
deb de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper universe
deb wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt dapper main
[...]
perform
sudo apt-get update
to update the package database.
3 Installing wine and cabextract
The next thing we need to install is wine and cabextract like this:
sudo apt-get install wine cabextract
If you were asked to install these packages without confirmation, answer positively.
(Install these packages without verification [y / N]?)
root @ falko-desktop: ~ # sudo apt-get install wine cabextract
Reading package lists ... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
cabextract is already the newest version.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
wine
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 90 not upgraded.
Need to get 9476kB of archives.
After unpacking 44.4MB of additional disk space will be used.
WARNING: The following packages can not be authenticated!
wine
Install these packages without verification [y / N]? - y
4 Installing IEs4Linux
To install IEs4Linux, we do this (still from a regular user):
cd ~
wget www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/downloads/ies4linux-latest.tar.gz
tar zxvf ies4linux-latest.tar.gz
cd ies4linux- *
./ies4linux
You will be asked a few questions:
Welcome, falko! I'm IEs4Linux.
I can install IE 6, 5.5 and 5.0 for you easily and quickly.
You are just four 'enter' away from your IEs.
I'll ask you some questions now. Just answer y or n (default answer is the bold one)
IE 6 will be installed automatically.
Do you want to install IE 5.5 SP2 too? [y / n] - y
Do you want to install IE 5.01 SP2? [y / n] - y
IEs can be installed using one of the following locales:
EN-US PT-BR DE FR ES IT NL SV JA KO NO
HUJAXY RU PT RU EL TR
Default is EN-US. Hit [enter] or [select your preferred locale or press ENTER to use EN-US.]
PS for Gutsy Gibbon works with Feisty Fawn
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/15293/
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