---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.