Note: This page was originally written when Ubuntu 6.06 ("Dapper Drake") was current. As of the 9.04 release ("Jaunty Jackalope"), everything continues to work just as documented here.
What You Need
- Ubuntu Linux
- working Internet connection
- the latest Wine (http://www.winehq.org)
- OED2 CD
- OED 1.14 setup file (http://www.oup.co.uk/zip/ep/oed1_14.zip)
Steps
- From within a terminal, install Wine: "sudo apt-get install wine".
- Copy the oed2.dat file from the CD to any suitable location.
- Unzip the OED 1.14 set-up file and install the software by running it with Wine.
- From within a terminal, run winecfg: "winecfg". The Wine Configuration dialog appears.
- In the Wine Configuration dialog, select the Drives tab.
- On the Drives page,
- click the Show Advanced button.
- click the Add button to create a new drive.
- browse to select the location of the OED2.DAT file.
- click the Type control to select CD-ROM.
- in the Label And Serial Number group, click the Manually Assign radio button.
- set the label of the drive to "OED2".
- Click the dialog's Ok button to commit the changes.
- In Nautilus, browse to the OED installation directory, e.g. "~/.wine/drive_c/programs/oed".
- In Nautilus, right-click on OED.EXE and select "Open with Wine Windows Emulator". Enjoy.
For information about using the OED2 CD with other operating systems, see the very helpful information here.