Installed the current Wine release under Ubuntu 7.10 32 Bit. I cannot see how to actually install a Windows application correctly. Sorry, I just can't find out how to do it - I want to run the .exe installation file for a program called ConvertXtoDVD. I also (through mucking about and not asking first) totally messed up the Wine application, removed it 'completely' via the Package Manager, but when I re-install it's remembered all my erroneous settings. How can I get back to 'Square 1'? Thanks.
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 3:34 PM, Jem <wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:> Installed the current Wine release under Ubuntu 7.10 32 Bit. I cannot see how to actually install a Windows application correctly. Sorry, I just can't find out how to do it - I want to run the .exe installation file for a program called ConvertXtoDVD.You may be in luck, the appdb says that app works: http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=4183 You should be able to run the .exe by double-clicking on it. See http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ> I also (through mucking about and not asking first) totally messed up the Wine application, removed it 'completely' via the Package Manager, but when I re-install it's remembered all my erroneous settings. How can I get back to 'Square 1'?Delete your .wine directory. e.g. get a terminal window, then type rm -rf ~/.wine
Jem wrote:> Installed the current Wine release under Ubuntu 7.10 32 Bit. I cannot see how to actually install a Windows application correctly. Sorry, I just can't find out how to do it - I want to run the .exe installation file for a program called ConvertXtoDVD.Thanks.You install them like you would under Windows. Just double click on it.
Dan Kegel wrote:> On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 1:00 AM, Jem <wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote: > > > Deleting the wine directory didn't solve it. It still remembers the settings it last had, including a broken Sound Test (which worked when I first installed it). Where in Ubuntu is it holding onto these settings? > > > > Try > $ ls -l $HOME/wine/drive_c/windows/profiles/$LOGNAME > That has symlinks into $HOME, and is probably how > the settings are escaping $HOME/.wine. > (iTunes certainly does this.) > > If you can't figure out where the file is in $HOME, you > can try running the windows app with > WINEDEBUG=+file wine foo.exe > log.txt 2>&1 > and then doing > grep profiles log.txt > > Good luck! > - DanToo late - I rebuilt! :) (Easy with Ubuntu) OK, need to get it right this time! Would you mind holding my hand through the steps? 1) I need XP compatibility 2) I need to actually install ConvertXtoDVD from scratch (I don't have a Windows partition with installed apps on it) I'm not sure of the 'correct' way of doing this as it seems you'll get ten different answers from 10 different people! 3) I want to have ConvertX available where it should be on the Wine | Applications menu if at all possible. Thanks for helping me out! Jeremy