Install Internet Explorer on Fedora

[ryzingsrinivas]

hi
yum -y install wine*
yum -y install cabextract

wget http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/...-latest.tar.gz
tar zxvf ies4linux-latest.tar.gz
cd ies4linux-*

i done all above..............

when i run ./ies4linux command an error is coming,showed as attachment

how can i install IE ,help me

Thanks&REgards,
Srinu

[IHeart SymLinks]

Is is possible to run IE on Fedora 15 x86_64?

I require it for testing purposes and am currently using virtualbox, a more native solution would be nice.

ies4linux complains about the wine prefix and winetricks complains about 64 bit.

[DBelton]

I can't figure out why anyone would want to install a virus on their nice smooth running linux system

Oh wait.. IE isn't a virus.. A virus actually does something.

And running Windows under a VM is probably about the best you will get as far as running IE or any other Windows app on linux.

[schwim]

If you need to test sites in IE then use MS' VHDs to install IE 7, 8 and 9 under VB. Works like it should. Just take note of the absurd space requirements.

http://www.webupd8.org/2011/09/test-...lorer-9-8.html

[roelj]

You could use the paid version of Wine. IE7 is supported and IE8 is community supported:
http://www.codeweavers.com/

(I am not affiliated with them, I'm just adding this to the list of options).

So, you should be able to run it on Wine, you probably need some special configuration that they have already done for you (you could take a look at their configuration with the 30 days trial ).

[JohnVV]

you would still need access to the Microsoft ONLY activeX
( actavex-- you now, the Required to be open security hole you can sale an aircraftcarrier through)

install Microsoft Internet Explorer on a Microsoft operating system.

[IHeart SymLinks]

Originally Posted by DBelton

I can't figure out why anyone would want to install a virus on their nice smooth running linux system

Lol trolling real bad on IE there :P. I need it for testing sites.

Originally Posted by JohnVV

you would still need access to the Microsoft ONLY activeX
( actavex-- you now, the Required to be open security hole you can sale an aircraftcarrier through)

Would that make it open only when running IE, or all the time?

Originally Posted by JohnVV

install Microsoft Internet Explorer on a Microsoft operating system.

Says who?

[CaseyC]

Your wine does not have wineprefixcreate installed. Maybe you are running an old Wine version. Try to update it to the latest version.


I've loaded latest version of wine,I've updated all other software via "yum update". Any ideas?

I really need to load IE browser. So I can brush up my OS skills on "Skillsoft". I can't load Skillsoft on recent versions of Mozilla/Firefox

[Aminf]

Thank you ajamison,

I do like your manual but in ./ie4linux phase, I get following error:

"Your wine does not have wineprefixcreate installed."

for solving this problem I do:
1- edit lib/install.sh

vi lib/install.sh

and replace:

wineprefixcreate &> /dev/null

with:

wineboot &> /dev/null

2- also edit lib/functions.sh

replace:

if which wineprefixcreate &> /dev/null; then
( wineprefixcreate 2>&1 ) | debugPipe

with:

if which wineboot &> /dev/null; then
( wineboot 2>&1 ) | debugPipe

and again Re-run ies4linux and it runs to completion.

Cheers,

[manuhoz]

Dear all, I saw the same solution "editing lib/install.sh" on http://ccgi.philfam.co.uk/wordpress/2011/03/10/60
but it seems to work only under Ubuntu, I mean I have no install.sh or function.sh in my lib folder in Fedora 16, Is that normal ? Thank you !

[Ihatewindows]

IE is included in Wine. It's their (WineHQ's) version, but it does the job of deception.