IEs4Linux -- Internet Explorer for Linux

Two reasons why you should get IEs4Linux:

  1. You are a web-designer using Linux and want to test your sites using Internet Explorer as your visitors are predominantly IE users.
  2. You need the latest and greatest flash player with your browser to view sites like ESPN, MetaCafe etc... The latest version of Flash is 9 which is only available to Windows and Macs whereas on the Linux side we have been left behind with 7.

Below is how I got it up and running on Fedora Core 5:

  • Install cabextract and wine if you don't have it already:
    # yum --enablerepo=extras install cabextract wine
    
  • Download and install IEs4Linux:
    $ wget http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/downloads/ies4linux-2.0.1.tar.gz
    $ tar -xvzf ies4linux-2.0.1.tar.gz
    $ cd ies4linux-2.0.1
    $ ./ies4linux
    
  • Internet Explorer can now be run via the shortcut icon created on the desktop.
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