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    What is Wine? Why do you use Wine? Where do I use Wine?
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    Wine is a compatibility layer that allows you to run Windows software on systems such as Linux, MacOS/OSX and BSD. In the case of GNU/Linux, it's obvious Linux distributions are not as widely supported as Windows. For this reason, it is incredibly convenient to be able to run Windows software in the way that Wine lets you.
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    How can I run .jar files in Linux Mint?
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    First, fire up Terminal and type in "sudo apt install default-jre." Once downloaded, navigate to the folder that your .jar file is in by executing "cd." Once there, type in "java -jar JavaFileNameHere.jar" and you're done!
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    Can I run any Windows based program through Wine on Linux?
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    No, not every Windows based application can run through Wine. You can go to Wine AppDB to see the list of Windows application that can run well with Wine.
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    I have Wine installed. When I right click on a program to install it with Wine, no such option pops up like in the screenshot in this article. When I select 'Open with other application' instead, Wine is not there. Why? What went wrong?
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    If the option doesn't pop up, you need to use the terminal. Open terminal(CTRL + ALT + T). Type this command in: /usr/bin/wine-stable FILE.exe. Replace FILE with the actual name of the exe file. If you run this terminal command, it should work as if you clicked the option.
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