28 September 2006
Easily Run 3 Versions of IE on Linux
While many may have noticed I'm not a big fan of Internet Explorer not only for security reasons, but also because I feel there are better options that are more compatable with W3C HTML standards. IE is still important to have access to when testing the appearance of webpages.
For those with Linux, there is now an easy way to install IE. IEs4Linux is a script for installing IE version 6.0, 5.5 and 5.0 on Linux provided that wine is installed. So far the script supports many languages including English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Slovakian, and Chinese.
Along with downloading and installing all three versions which are able to run side by side - impossible on a Windows system without some work, it also installs support for Flash through the ActiveX version of the Flash 9 player in IE.
The author does remind users that to use Internet Explorer legally you need to have a valid Windows license. Also as a result of installing Flash support as well, users should accept the Adobe Flash EULA.
For those with Linux, there is now an easy way to install IE. IEs4Linux is a script for installing IE version 6.0, 5.5 and 5.0 on Linux provided that wine is installed. So far the script supports many languages including English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Slovakian, and Chinese.
Along with downloading and installing all three versions which are able to run side by side - impossible on a Windows system without some work, it also installs support for Flash through the ActiveX version of the Flash 9 player in IE.
The author does remind users that to use Internet Explorer legally you need to have a valid Windows license. Also as a result of installing Flash support as well, users should accept the Adobe Flash EULA.
