IEs4Linux
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{{Infobox software
| name = IEs4Linux
| logo = IEs4Linux logo.svg
| logo size = 128px
| screenshot = IEs4Linux screenshot.png
| caption = IEs4Linux rendering the English Wikipedia with the Ubuntu operating system.
| author = Tatanka
| developer = Tatanka
| released = {{start date and age|2005|10|28}}{{cite web |url=http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/downloads/ |title=Index of /ies4linux/downloads |date=5 December 2019 |publisher=IEs4Linux}}
| latest_release_version = 2.99.0.1
| latest_release_date = {{start date and age|2008|2|6}}
| operating_system = Linux/FreeBSD (or any platform that wine supports) + Wine
| language = Multilanguage
| genre = Web browser
| license = GPL
| website =
}}
IEs4Linux is a free and open source script that allows a user to run Internet Explorer (IE) using Wine. It is possible to install Internet Explorer versions 5, 5.5, and 6, along with partial functionality of IE7 (the layout engine was loaded into the IE6 interface, which works well enough to demonstrate how the target page looks in IE7).
This application is oriented towards web developers: it allows users of non-Windows operating systems to view their web pages in a similar manner to how they look on Windows and user who need to use web applications targeted to IE users.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alura.com.br/especial/internet-explorer-edge-browsers-on-linux|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725225048/http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page|url-status=dead|title=Internet Explorer, Edge and other Browsers on Linux and Mac | Alura Cursos Online|archivedate=July 25, 2012|website=Alura}}
There was a blog post on January 5, 2011, announcing that the developers are now working to support IE9 and will soon release a new version after almost three years of inactivity, however there was never a new release.{{cite web |url=http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/news/55 |title=Supporting IE9 on Linux |work=IEs 4 Linux News |publisher=IEs4Linux |date=January 5, 2011 |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-date=February 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224073822/http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/news/55 |url-status=dead }}
Technical notes
Version 2.99.0.1 does not work out-of-the-box on newer Wine and KDE versions. The solution is to create a symlink with
sudo ln -sv /usr/bin/winecfg /usr/bin/wineprefixcreate
and then run {{code|./ies4linux}} with the {{code|--no-gui}} command line option.{{Cite web|url=http://el.web.id/how-to-install-ies4linux-under-wine-in-ubuntu-12-04-207|title=How to Install IEs4Linux under Wine in Ubuntu 12.04|access-date=2013-02-27|archive-date=2017-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903115150/http://el.web.id/how-to-install-ies4linux-under-wine-in-ubuntu-12-04-207|url-status=dead}}
Discontinuation
IEs4Linux has not received any updates in 16 years as of 2024.{{cite web |url=http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/news/54 |title=IEs4Linux 2.99.0.1 fixes blank screen bug |work=IEs 4 Linux News |publisher=IEs4Linux |date=February 6, 2008 |access-date=January 15, 2014 |archive-date=August 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818115740/http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/news/54 |url-status=dead }} : IEs4Linux was not mentioned on the [http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/news/ blog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116110655/http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/news/ |date=2014-01-16 }} since this article.{{cite web|url=http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/ies4linux |title=Installing IEs4Linux on Ubuntu}} : Note in the top says "I'm retiring this tutorial, because IEs4Linux appears to be no longer maintained."
Further reading
- David Pendell (September 18, 2008) [http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/147592 IEs4Linux lets you install Internet Explorer under Linux], Linux.com
- Fernando Cassia, (September 26, 2006) [https://web.archive.org/web/20091203151124/http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/review/1017477/-ie-linux-hack-offers-reason-boot-windows "IE for Linux" hack offers one more reason not to boot Windows: First INQpressions Foolproof Wine installer script made in Brazil], The Inquirer
- Rickford Grant, Ubuntu for Non-Geeks: A Pain-Free, Project-Based, Get-Things-Done Guidebook, 3rd ed., No Starch Press, 2008, {{ISBN|1-59327-180-8}}, p. 169
Notes and references
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External links
- {{Official website|www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100301141504/http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Installation Installation]
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Category:Software derived from or incorporating Wine
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