Need to Run Internet Explorer on Linux? Here's the solution!

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By Omni Technology Solutions Inc.

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How to Run Internet Explorer on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop from Novell

Is your desktop migration to Novell SLED 10 being hampered because users need to access web sites or internal web applications that have Internet Explorer dependencies? This has been the case for some of our Desktop Multiplier for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop customers. So, how did they get around the requirement? By using the free, Open Source IEs4Linux installation scripts. One quick installation script and you're done! IEs4Linux requires that the "Cabextract" and "WINE" packages be installed on the machine.

When running the IEs4Linux installation script, it downloads versions of Internet Explorer from Microsoft.com and installs them. Once IEs4Linux is installed, your users can run Internet Explorer 6, 5.5 and 5 directly on their SUSE Linux desktops. Support for IE 7 is also available separately. No more problems accessing web sites that have Microsoft Internet Explorer dependencies. An additional bonus is that IEs4Linux installs and lets you run Adobe Flash 9 which is otherwise unavailable on Linux.

Do you have other "Windows application" dependencies that you need help solving? Go to Omni's Contact Us page and submit your requirements. Omni Technology Solutions Inc. would be pleased to help you find a solution for your Microsoft Windows application dependency challenges on Linux and explore how you can leverage our Multiplied Linux Desktop strategy to drive more value out of your fixed IT budgets.

More information about Wine and IEs4Linux:

• IEs4Linux Homepage »
• Adding IE7 for Linux to IEs 4 Linux configuration »
• Using rug for ZenWorks »
• Using Wine »

Configuration Instructions for SLED 10 from Novell
NOTE: Please see these legal notices (http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Legal_notices)
before using IEs4Linux.

Step 1 - Add the Wine repository and package:

rpm --import http://software.opensuse.org/openSUSE-Build-Service.asc
rug sa http://software.opensuse.org/download/Emulators:/Wine/SLE-10/ "Wine Repository"
rug sub "Wine Repository"
rug install wine

Step 2 - Insure cabextract is installed:

rug install cabextract

NOTE: cabextract is usually installed by default, it may return a message which states it is already installed or no new version is available.

Step 3 - Download and run IEs4Linux:

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

More information about the Linux Desktop Multiplier for Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop:

• Free Trial Version »
• Web Seminar »
• Product Brochure »
• Presentation »
• Setup Guide »
• Frequently Asked Questions »
• Linux Support Forum »
• Linux TCO Calculator »
• Contact Omni »

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Reader Comments

• Worked great on my SLED10 laptop!!!
• it works perfekt on Debian Kanotix und opensuse 10.2 Thanks Johann
• This is a great tool, easy to install. The only issue that I've had is with Authorware compatibility.
• Re: a version for IE 7: I know that work was being done to use IE7's engine but in an IE 6 window... you might try Google'ing "ies4linux ie 7"
• Note that on SUSE 11.0 replace 'rug install cabextract' with 'sudo zypper install cabextract'
• Supremely helpful as I'm a web designer who recently moved to Open Suse 10.2, on which this works perfectly. I don't suppose there's a way to install 7 coming?

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