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Need help for a fire simulation program.

Asked by evanhoy

Hello, I am a fire service instructor and have to use a fire simulation program for my classes. (it allows for you to take a picture of any building and show it on fire) I have a open source windows based program if any of you programmers know who to make it work on ubuntu.
Thanks

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houstonbofh (leesharp) said : 		#1

If it is a Windows program, it may work in WINE. You only other choices are a virtual enviorment, or to port it to Linux.

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evanhoy (evanhoy) said : 		#2

How would you port it or use virtual environment? Thanks for help

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Best delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#3

If you want to use a virtual environment, you will have to install Virtual Box, make a virtual machine, install Windows XP inside it and after your software. This means you need a Windows OS CD to install.
Wine is a set of libraries which emulates Windows libraries to allow Windows program to run inside Ubuntu. It doesn't work with all software.
I think first solution will be easier.

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evanhoy (evanhoy) said : 		#4

Thanks delance, that solved my question.