IEs4Linux is a free and
open source
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script
Script may refer to:
Writing systems
* Script, a distinctive writing system, based on a repertoire of specific elements or symbols, or that repertoire
* Script (styles of handwriting)
** Script typeface, a typeface with characteristics of handw ...
that allows a user to run
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Internet Explorer, commonly abbreviated IE or MSIE) is a series of graphical user interface, graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft which was used in the Microsoft Wind ...
(IE) using
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...
. It is possible to install Internet Explorer versions
5,
5.5, and
6, along with partial functionality of
IE7 (the
layout engine was loaded into the IE6 interface, which works well enough to demonstrate how the target page looks in IE7).
This application is oriented towards web developers: it allows users of non-Windows
operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also in ...
s to view their web pages in a similar manner to how they look on
Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...
and user who need to use web applications targeted to IE users.
There was a blog post on January 5, 2011, announcing that the developers are now working to support
IE9 and will soon release a new version after almost three years of inactivity, however there was never a new release.
Technical notes
Version 2.99.0.1 does not work out-of-the-box on newer Wine and KDE versions. The solution is to create a symlink with
sudo ln -sv /usr/bin/winecfg /usr/bin/wineprefixcreate
and then run with the command line option.
Discontinuation
IEs4Linux has not received any updates in 16 years as of 2024.
[ : Note in the top says "I'm retiring this tutorial, because IEs4Linux appears to be no longer maintained."]
Further reading
* David Pendell (September 18, 2008)
IEs4Linux lets you install Internet Explorer under Linux',
Linux.com
Linux.com is a website owned by the Linux Foundation. The goal of the site is to provide information about the developments and changes in Linux and related products. Linux.com offers free Linux tutorials, news and blogs, discussion forums and ...
* Fernando Cassia, (September 26, 2006)
"IE for Linux" hack offers one more reason not to boot Windows: First INQpressions Foolproof Wine installer script made in Brazil',
The Inquirer
''The Inquirer'' (stylized as TheINQUIRER) was a British technology tabloid website founded by Mike Magee after his departure from ''The Register'' (of which he was one of the founding members) in 2001. In 2006 the site was acquired by Dutch ...
* Rickford Grant, ''Ubuntu for Non-Geeks: A Pain-Free, Project-Based, Get-Things-Done Guidebook'', 3rd ed., No Starch Press, 2008, , p. 169
Notes and references
External links
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Installation
Linux web browsers
Software derived from or incorporating Wine
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