Issue
I would like to install Visual Studio 2008 and MS SQL Server 2008 on Ubuntu OS which I have in my PC.
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Solution
Wine is great, but using it for either Visual Studio or MS SQL Server is probably pushing it. Both are behemoths that tend (especially VS) to use the latest MS APIs. More to the point, both VS and MSSQL are listed as Garbage in Wine's db, meaning compatibility is very poor.
I would recommend you take a serious look at the available tools on GNU/Linux, such as MonoDevelop, Mono, Eclipse, MySQL, etc. You can use cross-platform build technologies, such as nant to build the same apps on both platforms.
If that isn't an option, then you will have to resort to virtualization, as noted by sean.
Answered By - Matthew Flaschen Answer Checked By - Terry (WPSolving Volunteer)
