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33 lines
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const title = "Running the Obama Browser on Linux";
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const date = "2025-03-02";
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const draft = false;
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---
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_Obamna_
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# resources
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- `wine`
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- `IE9-Windows7-x86-enu.exe` from [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/ie-11-windows-6.1-x-64-en-us_202106)
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- `obama.exe` within `Obama Browser.7z` from [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/obama-browser.-7z)
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# steps to get it running
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1. download the stuff from the resources at the top
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2. run `wine winecfg -v win7` in a new wineprefix
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- this one used `WINEPREFIX=~/.obamabrowser wine winecfg -v win7`
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3. run the ie9 setup with wine
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4. wine internet explorer should launch
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5. run the `obama.exe` file
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# using it
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interestingly, this one had to press the arrow button next to the link to get it to load the page.
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# things of interest
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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.
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it's also seemingly unable to handle HTTP 308 Permanent Redirect:
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# to do in the future
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in the future, this one plans on digging up more info about WebLikeMe and the Obama 2008 browser.
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