In Ubuntu there are many web browsers available; and one of them, Firefox, is installed by default; on Kubuntu there is Konqueror instead. All these are free software.

Some (misconfigured) web sited require Internet Explorer for full functionality, in this case is possible to make the browser claim to be Internet Explorer (or any other browser), also only for some sites. In Konqueror with "Tools" and "Change Browser Identification"; or "Settings", "Configure Konqueror", "Browser Identification". For other browsers, see for instance http://www.ericgiguere.com/articles/masquerading-your-browser.html.

Be also aware of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Internet_Explorer criticism of Internet Explorer].

If you still need Internet Explorer, here are the instructions.

To Install Internet Explorer you will need to install two components first, ["Wine"] and cab extract.

sudo aptitude install wine cabextract

To finish the install you need to download Internet Explorer. ["http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page"]

wget http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/downloads/ies4linux-2.99.0.tar.gz
tar zxvf ies4linux-2.99.0.tar.gz
cd ies4linux-*
./ies4linux

This should open up a GUI with most things self-explanatory, but if the command line version still comes up, this is it: {{{Welcome, ! I'm IEs4Linux. I can install IE 6, 5.5 and 5.0 for you easily and quickly. You are just four 'enter's away from your IEs.

I'll ask you some questions now. Just answer y or n (default answer is the bold one)

IE 6 will be installed automatically. Do you want to install IE 5.5 SP2 too? [ y / n ] }}} Select y if you want to install IE 5.5 SP2.

And do you want to install IE 5.01 SP2? [ y / n ]

IEs can be installed using one of the following locales:
EN-US PT-BR DE FR ES IT NL SV JA KO NO
DA CN TW FI PL HU AR HE CS PT RU EL TR
Default is EN-US. Hit enter to keep it or choose a different one:

Hit enter to select the default language or choose another.

By default, I will install everything at /home/.../.ies4linux
I will also install Flash 9 plugin and create Desktop shortcuts.
Is that ok for you? (To configure advanced options type n) [ y / n ]

It is now installing IE for you!

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