How to install PlayOnLinux in Ubuntu 12.04LTS/12.10/13.04LTS

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How to install PlayOnLinux in Ubuntu 12.04LTS/12.10/13.04LTS
In real life experience sometimes I have needed to use some windows (.exe) softwares in linux. But generally linux doesn't support .exe files. I thought there are no solution for this. But then I heard about the PlayOnlinux software. This extra ordinary software gives you the opportunity to use windows softwares like photoshop, Micromedia flash, games etc. Now I am going to show you how to use it. Please follow the below steps- 

Install PlayOnLinux:
mahidul@mahidul:~$ wget -q "http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg" -O- | sudo apt-key add -
mahidul@mahidul:~$ sudo wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_precise.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
mahidul@mahidul:~$ sudo apt-get update
mahidul@mahidul:~$ sudo apt-get install curl
mahidul@mahidul:~$ sudo apt-get install playonlinux
If you get the bellow error then run the next line command.
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
mahidul@mahidul:~$ apt-get -f install 

Now you will find the PlayOnLinux icon at the side bar. Click it and open it. You will find “playonlinux first time use” dialog box.


 . Select next.
 . Select “I agree” and then press next.
 . Select “install a program”
 . Select install non-listed program from the bottom
 . Select next
 . next and give a name of the virtual box
 . Select “install some libraries”. This is very important. The softwares you want to install if you know the dependencies select those. Like if you want to install firefox you will need to install directx, flash, sharp fonts libraries for this. If you don't know the dependencies then install all libraries. If some of the package can't be installed then again install libraries without the corrupted library.

 


After downloading the libraries your windows virtual machine is ready. Now you can install any windows .exe files. For example, lets install a software like Photoshop to my next blog (http://mahidulsblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-to-install-photoshop-cs4-in-ubuntu.html). :-D