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Unforgiven1:
I'm on Redhat 9

ok..I want 2 things.
1 to run opera.  When I download it, it tells me I need libXm.so.2 to install it.  Where do I get this file?  This is the RPM version...did I download the wrong one, or do I need to find the file somewhere else...what?

2. WINE.  I know it's a windows emulator, will it allow me to play games and stuff that were built for windows? (ie Morrowind, and Sea Dogs..good games made by a wretched company unfortunately.) Let's face it...Linux Native games aren't all that great.
 and is it worth having?

Fett101:
1. Try www.rpmfind.net for libXm.so.2

2. Wine Is Not an Emulator. (that's why it's W.I.N.E.) But you can look for WINE compatible games here.. Your best bet is to just dual boot with Wondows though.

Unforgiven1:
uuh...is there a free version of wine for redhat 9?

slvadcjelli42:
Wine is free, and there are a bunch of RPM's and stuff for it at sourceforge (more information on the wine website). If you want to play most modern games under Linux you will probably have to use WineX ( http://www.transgaming.com ), which is Wine with DirectX support (which ISN'T free   :(  ) Of course, sometimes you may come across certain... ah.. materials... while browsing the web...   ;)  
I definitely know it is possible to play Morrowind decently with WineX, although I have yet to get it working myself (my issue is a video card problem, though, so you'll probably be ok) Sea Dogs I've never played myself, but it would probably work too. WineX is especially a good tool if dual-boot with Windows isn't really an option (for example, when you get Linux preinstalled and so, dual-booting would require buying a copy of Windows [which I'm not about to do])

Unforgiven1:
hmmm...ah materials..i'm good at obtaining those  

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