I installed the latest beta version of IEs4Linux the other day. This is a great program that allows you to install Internet Explorer 6, 5.5 and/or 5 onto Linux in Wine - its main use is for web developers to test their pages in multiple browsers without a reboot.
This beta version also has support for installing the IE 7 rendering engine (it appears within the chrome of IE 6), and a new graphical installer.
Here is a picture of the graphical installer (click for bigger view):
You must give a particular command-line argument in order to get it to install IE 7, but that’s no problem. I already had IE 6 installed through ies4Linux; the new version detected that and didn’t try downloading it again.
On the UbuntuOS blog I posted the results of the Acid2 Test: Opera 9 is the only browser I have which renders it correctly. Konqueror 3.5.2 comes close. Firefox 1.5 doesn’t do well. IE 6 and 7 are about on a par, with the worst rendering I can possibly imagine. Admittedly, IE 7 has some problems rendering .gifs in Wine, but I don’t think this explains such a bad result. Head over to ubuntuos.com to check it out.
While you’re in the surfing mood, check out the Lunch Hour Skiffle Band. Considering the short amount of time they have for rehearsals and recording, they’re quite good. Check out their version of "You’ve Got Another Thing Coming", it’s awesome!
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