diff --git a/content/blog/obama-browser-linux/arrow_button.png b/content/blog/obama-browser-linux/arrow_button.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bd09f56 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/blog/obama-browser-linux/arrow_button.png differ diff --git a/content/blog/obama-browser-linux/error_308.png b/content/blog/obama-browser-linux/error_308.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ec671aa Binary files /dev/null and b/content/blog/obama-browser-linux/error_308.png differ diff --git a/content/blog/obama-browser-linux/obama-browser-linux.md b/content/blog/obama-browser-linux/obama-browser-linux.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f449a85 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/obama-browser-linux/obama-browser-linux.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +---js +const title = "Running the Obama Browser on Linux"; +const date = "2025-03-02"; +const draft = false; +--- + +_Obamna_ + +# resources +- `wine` +- `IE9-Windows7-x86-enu.exe` from [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/ie-11-windows-6.1-x-64-en-us_202106) +- `obama.exe` within `Obama Browser.7z` from [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/obama-browser.-7z) + +# steps to get it running +1. download the stuff from the resources at the top +2. run `wine winecfg -v win7` in a new wineprefix + - this one used `WINEPREFIX=~/.obamabrowser wine winecfg -v win7` +3. run the ie9 setup with wine +4. wine internet explorer should launch +5. run the `obama.exe` file + +# using it +interestingly, this one had to press the arrow button next to the link to get it to load the page. +![The Obama browser. The mouse pointer is over an arrow next to the URL bar.](https://sharkey.everypizza.im/files/98c7ab42-8b0b-4374-a268-0984e70f17ec.png) + +# things of interest +as it is a wrapper for a web browser from 2008, it obviously will not load misskey or such. however, it can load basic webpages seemingly. + +it's also seemingly unable to handle HTTP 308 Permanent Redirect: +![The Obama browser. The URL bar has the text "http://www.telepath.im" and the page content just says "The page cannot be loaded because of an error" and then "Error code: HTTP 308"](https://sharkey.everypizza.im/files/29d2fc88-680b-45b5-95e0-5722102f0cf6.png) + +# to do in the future +in the future, this one plans on digging up more info about WebLikeMe and the Obama 2008 browser.