So the only reason I use windows is due to needing to use IE with some app tests, the rest is done from BackTrack.

At the GlosLUG meeting last night someone mentioned an automated script for installing IE6 under wine so I thought I would give it a go.

IEs 4 Linux uses wine and downloads everything else thats needed from Microsoft so things work great.

The first thing you need to ensure is that you have the latest wine and cabextract installed:

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sudo apt-get install cabextract wine

You then need to download the package from the website to do it manually or you can install for a specific distribution.

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wget http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/downloads/ies4linux-latest.tar.gz
 tar zxvf ies4linux-latest.tar.gz
 cd ies4linux-*
 ./ies4linux

During install you have a choice of IE versions and where to put the icon.

If you get stuck with this you could also use winetricks:

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wintricks ie6
wine iexplore

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