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Old 06-12-2006, 06:58 AM   #1
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WINE Help..!


I hv installed wine rpm & complied all thing , but now how can i use wine to run windows based application. what type of interface it provides. please guide me using wine..
thanx
 
Old 06-12-2006, 07:21 AM   #2
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There's no interface. It works through the console. If you want to install a windows programme, you insert the CD (or Floppy or DVD, or copy the file into a directory) and then type the command like this (obviously, use the appropriate path and file name)

wine /wherever/the/application/is/application.exe

That should install it. It will probably be installed into a subdirectory of ~/.wine - that's where wine puts the fake windows drive. There you can find it and start it via the console. If you are using the application quite often, you may want to put it on your desktop as a Desktop Config File (in KDE, which is what I am using). As command, you can then use wine /path to file/file.exe

For some applications, it may be worth while to install winetools. You find this here:
http://www.von-thadden.de/Joachim/WineTools/

This should do the trick.
Good luck!
 
Old 06-12-2006, 02:30 PM   #3
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I'd suggest taking a look at Franks Corner
 
  


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