Install emu8086 on Linux using Winetricks
How to install the emu8086 on Linux using Winetricks. Installing Winetricks on various Linux distributions.
Emu8086 is a popular emulator for the Intel 8086 microprocessor. However, it’s closed-source and comes precompiled only as a Windows executable (.exe). To run it on Linux, we need to use Wine and Winetricks.
What is Wine in Linux
Wine (Wine Is Not an Emulator) is a free and open-source compatibility layer that aims to allow computer programs developed for Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Wine translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls on-the-fly, eliminating the performance and memory penalties of other methods and allowing you to cleanly integrate Windows applications into your desktop.
What is Winetricks in Linux
Winetricks is a helper script to download and install various redistributable runtime libraries needed to run some programs in Wine. These may include replacements for components of Wine using closed source libraries.
How to install Winetricks
Ubuntu
On Ubuntu, you can install Winetricks using the following command:
sudo apt-get install winetricks
Fedora
On Fedora, use the following command:
sudo dnf install winetricks
Linux Mint
Linux Mint comes in two versions, one based on Ubuntu and the other on Debian. Refer to the respective sections for installation instructions.
Debian
On Debian, use the following command:
sudo apt-get install winetricks
Arch
On Arch, use the following command:
sudo pacman -S winetricks
OpenSuse
On OpenSuse, use the following command:
sudo zypper install winetricks
Install EMU8086 via Winetricks
After installing Winetricks, you can install emu8086 using the following command:
winetricks emu8086
Conclusion
With Wine you can run emu8086 and many other Windows applications on Linux. Winetricks is a collection of shell scripts and other configs for certain applicatons that makes it trivially easy to run popular Windows apps on a Linux system.
FAQ
What is Intel 8086
The Intel 8086 is a 16-bit microprocessor that was introduced by Intel in 1978. It is the first member of the x86 family of microprocessors.
What is .exe
An .exe file is an executable file format that is used by Windows for its applications.
Can Linux run .exe files
Yes, Linux can run .exe files using compatibility layers like Wine.