CrossOver Linux Professional Users Guide

CrossOver Linux Professional is a trademark of CodeWeavers, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are owned by their respective companies.

This product is covered by one or more of the following patents: United States Patent 5,155,805, United States Patent 5,325,479, and United States Patent 5,159,668. Canada: Patented 2000. United Kingdom: Patent 2232861. France: Brevet No. 90 05712.

March 01, 2010


Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Installing CrossOver Linux Professional
Choosing an installation mode
User mode
Private multi-user mode
Managed multi-user mode
3. Unlocking the Demo version of CrossOver
4. Installing Windows Software
Installing Software using the CrossOver Software Installer
Choosing what to install
Selecting an installation source
Downloading an installer
Selecting a bottle for installation
Completing the installation
Removing Applications
5. Using CrossOver Linux Professional
Running Windows applications
Running from the menu
Running Windows applications from the command line
Running a Windows command
Stopping misbehaving programs
6. Using the Bottle Manager
Managing Bottles
Bottle Windows versions
Bottle modes
The Applications tab
The Control Panel tab
The Advanced tab
7. Advanced Manual Configuration Options
Installing CrossOver on multiple systems
Creating an RPM, Debian or Solaris package from a bottle
Installing onto a shared volume
Adding a new drive or customizing the drive label / serial number
Customizing bottles using bottle hooks
Setting the bottle search path
8. Troubleshooting
A. Directory Structure, Location of Files
Installation Files
Menu and Association files
B. Glossary
Supported Applications
Bottles
Managed Bottles