On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 12:12 PM, James wrote:
> Nilesh Govindarajan nileshgr.com> writes:
>> Shockwave is not supported in Linux IMHO
>
> This url suggests using wine:
>
> http://www.anuragbhandari.com/2008/10/install-shockwave-in-linux-using-wine/
>
>
> I've seen several similar postings, but, most are old. Anyone tried
> using wine plus windows apps to get shockwave running on a gentoo system?
> Could it be chrooted or (whatever) to make it more secure?
>
> Any comments or opinions or caveats (security holes) taking this
> approach to getting shockwave running on my kid's gentoo box?
>
> Dam school requires this application for advanced chemistry
> He really does not want to use doz (good kid) if he does not
> have to..
Regarding WINE...
You'll probably need to unmask the 1.3 branch, because libicu and wine
1.2.x have been in conflict most of this year.
Winetricks is your friend.
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