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Installing Windows Software With Wine (Linux Mint 11) This tutorial is supposed to show you how to install .exe files on your Linux system. I am using Linux Mint 11 as an operating system, however the steps should not differ greatly from other distributions. The software I am going to use as an example will be VLC Player. I am aware that there is a version of VLC for Linux, in some cases even preinstalled, but it serves well for the purpose of guiding through the steps of installation.
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It's nice that it is possible to get things to work, albeit with a lot of hands-on intervention.
However, if an installer doesn't install without a simple double-click, then the Wine database should reflect this as a failure, requiring additional development.
The Wine developers do not share this opinion, however. Nor are they interested in feedback regarding installation difficulties.
Dig these two developer statements from the appdb section, regarding Adobe CS5, which is rated "Gold" with regard to functionality:
HOWTO:
Do not report bugs to wine with an installation done this way ["this way" means installing it on a genuine copy of Windows and copying files over]. Wait until the installer bugs are fixed or have patches to workaround them!
Followed immediately by:
FOLLOW THE HOWTO:
Posting a comment where you clearly haven't followed the HOWTO will be deleted without warning. Follow the instructions before asking for help. The instructions are there for a reason.
My reading of this is you can't file a bug report if you follow the HOWTO, and you can't file a bug report if you don't. What's the point of Wine if you must already have a legitimate copy of Windows to install an app?
For some Windows software, using Winetricks is necessary too. While I haven't attempted any WINE efforts under Mint, I have gotten Quicken 2011 Premium and Quicken 2008 Home and Business working under LUbuntu 10.04. For the specific steps, Greg has been posting updates over at WineHQ.org. http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=107 Today I received a new Quicken H&B 2012, so instructions on getting that loaded will be posted soon. There's nothing in the "system requirements" to make me think it will not work. I can confirm that MS-Office 2003 works under Wine too. Sadly, not all Windows software can run under WINE. More and more, there are Linux native options, which is very nice.
I use Playonlinux, and put everything (not just games) in it's own container. This way, experiments don't mess-up good installs, and they can be summarily deleted. Plus, each can use it's own version of wine, and this is separate, from the base system install.
Separate from all that, and the base WINE install, is Picasa; with it's very own container automatically. You don't even have to think about it. However, I have moved it(very custom), and upgraded it to the beta 3.8, with face recognition.
I have to say that I was suprised with Wine's slickness last time I used it. I'd tried it years ago, when it was hard work, but now everything "just worked". Really handy if you're forced to use some small Windows app because a protocol, file type or device is closed, say. Much rather use Wine than be forced to use Windows.
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HI.... I installed a program and wanted to create a file inside the program but it tells me its out of memory how do i fix it?
I've tried a couple of times to do get it do much, but have been disappointed. So far I've only managed to get Notepad to run. If I have some time to spend sorting it out, I'll try again. I seem to lack enough skills and patience.
This is an interesting site. I recently downloaded Linux Mint 18.1 with Cinnamon desktop. All I got was a list of files and NO Cinnamon desktop. I can't install the program. How do I get the Cinnamon desktop? Can you help me?