The most basic question. How does one install a program using wine? What I have tried is 1)winecfg 2) Using add application 3) Locating the install.exe 4) press apply and pray. Nothing happens. Am I doing something that is obviously wrong? Thanks for any help, Dick Fell
richard noel fell wrote:> The most basic question. How does one install a program using wine? What > I have tried is > 1)winecfg > 2) Using add application > 3) Locating the install.exe > 4) press apply > and pray. > > Nothing happens. Am I doing something that is obviously wrong? Thanks > for any help, > Dick FellTo install a program go to console and write: "wine /(path-to-setup-file)/(name of setup file).exe example: wine /media/sata/image/setup.exe
richard noel fell <fell@brandeis.edu> wrote:> Nothing happens. Am I doing something that is obviously wrong? ThanksYes. -- Before you post: Read the Wine User Guide http://winehq.org/site/docs/wineusr-guide/index When you post: Which wine version? Self compiled or prepackaged?
Thank you very much. Dick Fell serafindehielo@gmail.com wrote:> richard noel fell wrote: > > >> The most basic question. How does one install a program using wine? What >> I have tried is >> 1)winecfg >> 2) Using add application >> 3) Locating the install.exe >> 4) press apply >> and pray. >> >> Nothing happens. Am I doing something that is obviously wrong? Thanks >> for any help, >> Dick Fell >> > > To install a program go to console and write: "wine > /(path-to-setup-file)/(name of setup file).exe > > example: wine /media/sata/image/setup.exe > >