Wine

Official instructions: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine

Installation:

system > administration > synaptic package manager

find wine

select wine1.2 and install (it will automatically get the dependencies)

Configuration:

terminal > type 'winecfg'

Application Install:

cd /Downloads

type 'wine <executable>', where <executable> is the name of the program to install

Running Application:

open terminal

type 'wine '

Uninstalling Application:

open terminal

type 'wine uninstaller'