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Questions tagged [crossover]

CrossOver is a proprietary software compatibility layer that allows Windows software to be run on Linux and OS X.

Any question related to running CrossOver on Ubuntu, or to running Windows applications with CrossOver on Ubuntu, is relevant to this tag.

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14.04 Simple Scan no longer starts, 'segmentation fault' when run in terminal

I can no longer run Simple-scan on 14.04 under kernel 3.13.0-34-generic. It quits before the UI loads and when I run simple-scan from terminal I get a segmentation fault. It's such a useful tool for me and I'm annoyed because it used to work…
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Does Microsoft Office run in Crossover/Wine/Playonlinux?

I'm a student so I kinda need full compatibility with Microsoft Office Documents for school. I was wondering if Office will run without major problems in Crossover, Wine, or playonlinux?
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How to improve GUI and font appearance of programs installed under CrossOver?

This can be done in Wine but can it be done in CrossOver?
user47206
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Wine logo appearing for every Crossover Application in Unity

If I start an application using Crossover (or Wine), the application will always be the Wine Logo instead of the application logo. This is the same independent of the application being run or using Wine instead of Crossover. That makes sense if the…
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How to give Wine / Crossover games access to LAN?

I'm trying to do LAN gaming with Crossover for Linux, but my computer doesn't ever get found by other players in my network, neither does it find other players itself. (I tried with 2 games, Battle for Middle Earth 2 and Anno 1602.) Is there a…
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Office Templates in CrossOver Office

I have a very specific problem. I am a policy debater, and I'm trying to install a Word template called Verbatim http://paperlessdebate.com/verbatim/SitePages/Home.aspx on my Chromebook for paperless debate. I have already installed Microsoft…
Robert Cagle
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Cannot install Crossover

I can't install crossover from the package, ".deb". Here is a screenshoot of it : Here is what I got when I was trying to install with terminal: `young@jianyue:~$ cd /home/young/Desktop young@jianyue:~/Desktop$ sudo dpkg -i crossover.deb Selecting…
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Ubuntu on Android for Samsung Galaxy note 2?

This question is lengthy, I have to warn you. I'm generally a mac user. My setup currently consists of using mac osx and vmware (windows 7) to run one program that isn't compatible with osx or linux. This program can be run using crossover (wine)…
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Run Program as Administrator on CrossOver/Wine

I'm playing Need for Speed Underground 2 on Ubuntu using CrossOver. The problem is, in order to plan on LAN I need to run NFSU2 as Administrator but I do not know how to do this on CrossOver. For example when my brother plays on his windows PC he…
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Crossover missing pygtk

So i installed Crossover how it said on their site I installed crossover because Wine isn't so good so i installed it and i searched up Crossover in the search bar and i got this I enter my Root password then it does all kind of stuff and at the…
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Ubuntu 15.10: Where does it save program install information?

So I've been trying figure out where Ubuntu saves all the program information for installed programs. Is there a config file or a log that an app like Crossover would write when it was installed? I'm trying to figure out when I installed a few…
Justin Garner
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World of Warcraft under primus/crossover getting Direct3D9 is not available without opengl

I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 64bit and having issues using primus (due to nvidia optimus) to run World of Warcraft in Crossover.. I'm getting the following: steorra@perpetual:~$ primusrun /opt/cxoffice/bin/wine --bottle "World of Warcraft" --cx-app…
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How to see what went wrong on a CrossOver app that crashed?

I've been using Ubuntu half a year now and I want to know how to diagnose an app for problems. I have installed Torchlight using Crossover and it used to work but now all I can see is the mouse pointer when I start the app, I want to know why it…
Anthony Lorenzo Acuña
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Possible to run Wine / CrossOver / PlayOnLinux in parallel?

Is it possible to run Wine, CrossOver and PlayOnLinux in parallel? I'm testing all three in order to: See which applications run better on which platform Which of these is easier to use for non-technical users An unrelated question: it looks like…
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Is there any way to install and run Autodesk Civil3D (2010-2013) or Infrastructure Design Suite under Ubuntu 12.10?

I've searched over the net for any workaround to install this software. I tried to install it with Winetricks, with Playonlinux, with Crossover Linux, all with no luck. The program needs DirectX, .NET and VBA dependencies, which can provide over…
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