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Internet Explorer 7 on Linux

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the fun-and-exciting dept.

An anonymous reader writes to mention WebExpose is running a quick guide to get Internet Explorer 7.0 running on Linux. From the article: "Microsoft conditional comments do work, unlike the standalone version of IE on Windows, so you will be able to develop and test webpages across almost all major browsers (IE 5-7, Firefox, Opera) on one Linux box! Also note that we will avoid Microsoft's Genuine Advantage download validation checks, so pure-Linux users will be able to finish the process without having to find a genuine Windows machine to download the IE7 setup file (the check is avoided legitimately, by the way)."

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  1. Just use a VM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I only test on the actual OS it will be running on. Even the summary mentions different behaviour on Linux. Sheesh, I would never trust that setup.

    I use VMware or similar to run on the target OS. It's the only way to be sure it will work as intended.

  2. Re:Can I ask an obvious question without being fla by 99BottlesOfBeerInMyF · · Score: 5, Informative

    What is so compelling about IE7 that I'd want to go through any effort at all? I'm using Firefox 2.0something, it meets my needs. If I were to jump through hoops to install this on my linux box, what would that get for me?

    Assuming you, like half of the people here, end up doing some Web development at some point, you get the ability to test those pages in IE7, which has about 50% of the market right now. Being able to do that without having to buy a copy of Windows is a pretty big deal to a lot of people.

  3. isn't IE7 on Linux kind of like, by cavehobbit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pat Buchannon humping on Charlize Theron?

    Nuts. Now I need brain bleach.
    Can't believe I even THOUGHT of that...

  4. Re:I have a much easier way by dreamlax · · Score: 5, Funny

    step 1: rm -Rf / step 2: install windows

    That's so cool. But you left out the real problem: How to get Windows to run long enough to view a web site?

    You have to download it and save it locally while still running *nix, burn it to a CD with mkisofs -R -J . . .| cdrecord, then rm -Rf / then install Windows (might have to wait overnight for it to finish). Once installed, disable all network adaptors, physically remove any CAT 5/6 cables just in case, then boot into Safe Mode, and view it from the CD. You should have about 4 minutes before you get the W32.Blaster worm.