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Ha! AOL on Linux?

March 25th, 2007 Posted in Blogging, Funny, Geeky

Yes. I did it. Most Linux geeks would ask why — I just wanted to see what’s involved to get AOL working on Linux.

Screenshot:
AOL5.0 on Linux - Ubuntu

How?

  1. Download and Install Ubuntu.
  2. Install Wine
  3. Download AOL from OldVersion.com
  4. Right click the executable, and click “Open with”
  5. Type “wine” and click OK.

And now you are presented with the installation for AOL. Proceed through it as you normally install AOL.

… and sign on. :)

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3 Responses to “Ha! AOL on Linux?”

  1. Mike Says:

    March 29th, 2007 at 8:14 PM

    I thought AOL had a version for Liunx? Well on the download page they had a tab for Liunx, I can’t find it now?


  2. Joe Says:

    March 30th, 2007 at 3:53 AM

    Mike, you’re thinking of AIM for Linux. http://downloads.channel.aol.com/linuxproducts

    Anyhow, Gaim (on Linux) truly is the fastest, most stable, and cleanest looking IM client I’ve used.


  3. Mike Says:

    March 30th, 2007 at 11:55 PM

    Ahhh. Lol, my bad.

    AOL really does need to do something on Linux and def. Mac.


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