wine users - May 2008 - run

sorry, but im new to linux and wine, but i was reading the tutorial on how to
install steam and the third step said:
Install Gecko Engine by running    -wine iexplore http://winehq.org-

what dose it mean to "run" something?
thanks for any replys


-REIGN

On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 7:55 PM, REIGN <wineforum-user at winehq.org>
wrote:
> sorry, but im new to linux and wine, but i was reading the tutorial on how
to install steam and the third step said:
>  Install Gecko Engine by running    -wine iexplore http://winehq.org-
>
>  what dose it mean to "run" something?
When you choose "Applications / Internet / Firefox" from
the Gnome menu to start Firefox, you're running firefox.
Another way to run firefox is to type
  firefox
in a terminal window.

So the tutorial meant "open a terminal window and type
  wine iexplore http://winehq.org"

REIGN wrote:
> sorry, but im new to linux and wine, but i was reading the tutorial on how
to install steam and the third step said:
> Install Gecko Engine by running    -wine iexplore http://winehq.org-
> 
> what dose it mean to "run" something?
> thanks for any replys
> 
> 
> -REIGN
Open terminal, copy and paste that command and hit enter.

thanks a lot guys

REIGN wrote:
> thanks a lot guys
> 
> edit: also to run a file, dose it have to be in a certain location? because
when i type "wine start steaminstall.msi" it says file not found, and
the file is on my desktop. cause thats the default place for them to dl.
Yes. How do you expect Wine to find that file?

reign <wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:
>  to run a file, dose it have to be in a certain location? because when i
type "wine start steaminstall.msi" it says file not found, and the
file is on my desktop. cause thats the default place for them to dl.
yes.  cd to Desktop first, say.

vitamin wrote:
> 
> Yes. How do you expect Wine to find that file?

well... where might i put it then?

REIGN wrote:
> 
> vitamin wrote:
> > 
> > Yes. How do you expect Wine to find that file?
> 
> 
> well... where might i put it then?
Where you can find it after wards.

what the hell dose that mean?

thx for trying to help guys, but this is just to much of a hassle, im
reinstalling vista.

REIGN wrote:
> thx for trying to help guys, but this is just to much of a hassle, im
reinstalling vista.
If you think you can "learn" OS without doing anything - good luck.

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