Crossing Over

Over at Mike’s Ubuntu blog there’s a post about getting iTunes running on Ubuntu using WINE. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for this one. I’ve been using Amarok and Songbird largely to handle my iPod file transfers, but their functionality and stability are severely lacking.

I started the installation process this morning before work.  The steps for installing WINE worked perfectly and quickly while I was downloading the iTunes install file.  Once the install file was downloading, I used the WINE file browser to navigate to it, double clicked on the file and watched as iTunes began to install.

Then I waited.

and waited..

and waited…

I gave up waiting as the installation status bar stuck at the halfway mark or so.  Here’s to hoping that when I go home the installation will have finished.  I’ll run through it again with some screen shots tonight when I have more time.

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