Are you using Linux and need to view/edit an IBM Lotus Form; also known as a XDFL file from work? Well here is how you can get it up and running. There are a few known issues working with these forms on Linux. 1.) Unfortunately, you still cannot sign the forms within Linux. 2.) A lot of us know we need to fill the line. While the fonts are slightly different and the form may differ slightly on Windows. Lets begin the installation.
Install Wine
Wine is a free and open source software application that aims to allow applications designed for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Wine is a compatibility layer. It duplicates functions of Windows by providing alternative implementations of the DLLs that Windows programs call, and a process to substitute for the Windows NT kernel. This method of duplication differs from other methods that might also be considered emulation, where Windows programs run in a virtual machine. The name Wine initially was an acronym for WINdows Emulator. Its meaning later shifted to the recursive "backronym", Wine Is Not an Emulator in order to differentiate the software from other emulators. While the name sometimes appears in the forms WINE and wine, the project developers have agreed to standardize on the form Wine.
Once you have that installed you will need to open the Configure Wine application and navigate to the Libraries tab. It will be empty but we'll be adding additional libraries to make it look like this one.
$ sudo apt-get install wine
Once you have that installed you will need to open the Configure Wine application and navigate to the Libraries tab. It will be empty but we'll be adding additional libraries to make it look like this one.
Add Libraries
Click in the New override for library type in the name of the library and then click the Add button. Then do it again for the next library in the list.
formobjectmodelstub mfc71 mfc71u pe_cc pe_com msvcr71 pe_crt71 pe_crtp71 pe_java pe_mfc71u pehelper riched20 ssce5432 unicows [This one will give you a warning when you add it. Click OK.] uwi_java

Opening a Form
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Lotus Viewer on Linux for DoD Forms by Randy Rowland is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at https://gregoryhussey.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/lotus-forms-viewer-on-ubuntu-i-think-so/.
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