Question(s)/Issue(s):

Until the release of the Linux plug-in (now in private BETA), users of Linux can try to utilize the emulator Wine and install our Windows version of the ebrary Reader™.

Solution(s):

1. Download and install WINE:
   
   sudo apt-get install wine
   
   
2. Download and locally save Firefox for Windows from this location.
   
   
3. Run the Firefox installer under WINE:
   
   wine <Firefox_setup.exe>
   
   This will create an icon on your Linux desktop.
   
4. Run Firefox from the new desktop icon.
   
5. Download and install the ebrary Reader as prompted on your ebrary channel.

1. Go to http://www.winehq.org/site/download-deb
   
   
2. Educate apt(the package manager) regarding Wine:
   
   sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/edgy.list –O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list
   
   
3. Install Wine from the apt UI or simply at the command line:
   
   sudo apt-get install wine
   
   sudo apt-get update
   
   
4. Install extra fonts (optional):
   
   sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts
   
   
5. Download the FireFox Win32 installer:
   
   sudo wget http://ftp-mozilla.netscape.com/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5.0.6/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%201.5.0.6.exe
   
   
6. Run the FireFox Win32 installer to create item on desktop for Firefox under WINE:
   
   wine Firefox\ Setup\ 1.5.0.6.exe
   
   
7. Run FireFox under Wine:
   
   wine .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Mozilla\ Firefox/firefox.exe
   
   
8. Proceed to your ebrary channel and install the ebrary Reader as prompted.