On several occasions we have talked about the alternatives that exist in Gnu / Linux to use Windows programs, the most popular, Wine, has had and has many developments and variants that allow almost exclusively to bring a Windows program to Gnu / Linux. On one occasion we talked to you about PlayonLinux, a program that used wine but added a very comfortable graphical interface that made any userNo matter how new to it, I managed to install and run a Windows program on Gnu / Linux. PlayonLinux is available on the Ubuntu Software Center and from the main page of the project you will find the package corresponding to your distribution, if it is not Ubuntu.
In recent months PlayonLinux has uploaded many modifications not only regarding the programs but also incorporating other improvements, such as the classification of software by commercial, in tests or the CD is not necessary. I find this last category interesting since it allows us to install programs without having to download the Windows version, install it, etc ...
Then the list of programs has been updated, the list of games has grown considerably including patches, now we find titles like Baldur's Gate I and II, Age of Empires, I and II, World of Warcraft. We also find titles like Photoshop CS4 for the lost or Microsoft Office 2010, without forgetting the problematic Internet Explorer 10. The best of all this is that the installation of this software is very simple, you mark the program you want to install, you install it and in the end it will ask you for the installation cd since it does not install pirated software and ready.
Internet Explorer also works thanks to PlayonLinux
I have recently installed and tested it, as well as the first versions at the time, and I have to say that the project has matured quite a bit, to such an extent that the configuration of wine with the program we installed is perfect. So PlayonLinux is one of the best options currently to use programs that are not in Ubuntu and if in Windows. Do not you think?
It never works for me when downloading games: /