wine users - Feb 2010 - Installing games on a portable harddrive using wine

Hello I'm Chris aka Dalandros, this is my first post *bows* nice to meet you
all ^__^

my question is if there's a possibility to install games for example
"Jedi knight 2 jedi outcast" on a portable harddrive connected in the
usb to the computer, instead of putting it on the harddrive. if so how is this
task done?

the reason i'm asking is since i have a eeepc 700-model (i think, or was it
701? anyway..) and i just recently got eeebuntu & wine installed on it along
with spotify thanks to wine! :D
but eeepc's aren't famous for their space, thats why i'm asking.
all help is appreciated!
// Chris aka Dalandros

Dalandros wrote:
> Hello I'm Chris aka Dalandros, this is my first post *bows* nice to
meet you all ^__^
Nice to meet you, too. But there's really no need for introductions
around here.
> 
> my question is if there's a possibility to install games for example
"Jedi knight 2 jedi outcast" on a portable harddrive connected in the
usb to the computer, instead of putting it on the harddrive. if so how is this
task done?
Sure, you can do that. It's really easy to do.

The trick is to create a new "Wine prefix". The Wine prefix is where
Wine maintains a virtual Windows installation. If you create a Wine
prefix on your portable hard disk, you can install Windows programs to it.

To do this, you set the WINEPREFIX environment variable when starting
Wine, like so:

env WINEPREFIX=/path/to/wine/prefix wine program.exe

Note that, if you install a program to a different Wine prefix, Wine
will ensure that any launchers the program creates point to that Wine
prefix (by setting that environment variable).
> 
> the reason i'm asking is since i have a eeepc 700-model (i think, or
was it 701? anyway..) and i just recently got eeebuntu & wine installed on
it along with spotify thanks to wine! :D
> but eeepc's aren't famous for their space, thats why i'm
asking.
> all help is appreciated!
No problem!

Chip

Dalandros:

I think this is answered in the Wine FAQ.  Look for a subject like "How do
I install programs on a different drive".

One thing is does your USB drive appear in Linux?  Also how is the drive
formatted?

James McKenzie



-----Original Message-----
>From: Dalandros <wineforum-user at winehq.org>
>Sent: Feb 16, 2010 7:31 AM
>To: wine-users at winehq.org
>Subject: [Wine]  Installing games on a portable harddrive using wine
>
>Hello I'm Chris aka Dalandros, this is my first post *bows* nice to meet
you all ^__^
>
>my question is if there's a possibility to install games for example
"Jedi knight 2 jedi outcast" on a portable harddrive connected in the
usb to the computer, instead of putting it on the harddrive. if so how is this
task done?
>
>the reason i'm asking is since i have a eeepc 700-model (i think, or was
it 701? anyway..) and i just recently got eeebuntu & wine installed on it
along with spotify thanks to wine! :D
>but eeepc's aren't famous for their space, thats why i'm asking.
>all help is appreciated!
>// Chris aka Dalandros
>
>
>
>
>

I looked around but i thought i didn't find that subject, terribly sorry
about that,
and the usb drive does appear in Linux, its a "Lacie", and sadly when
you ask "how its formated" i'm not too sure how to answer that, i
know its formated, anything beyond that is whichcraft to my level of knowedge
i'm afraid ^^
thankyou i'll look in the FAQ again


James Mckenzie wrote:
> Dalandros:
> 
> I think this is answered in the Wine FAQ.  Look for a subject like
"How do I install programs on a different drive".
> 
> One thing is does your USB drive appear in Linux?  Also how is the drive
formatted?
> 
> James McKenzie
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> > From: Dalandros <wineforum-user at winehq.org>
> > Sent: Feb 16, 2010 7:31 AM
> > To: wine-users at winehq.org
> > Subject: [Wine]  Installing games on a portable harddrive using wine
> > 
> > Hello I'm Chris aka Dalandros, this is my first post *bows* nice
to meet you all ^__^
> > 
> > my question is if there's a possibility to install games for
example "Jedi knight 2 jedi outcast" on a portable harddrive connected
in the usb to the computer, instead of putting it on the harddrive. if so how is
this task done?
> > 
> > the reason i'm asking is since i have a eeepc 700-model (i think,
or was it 701? anyway..) and i just recently got eeebuntu & wine installed
on it along with spotify thanks to wine! :D
> > but eeepc's aren't famous for their space, thats why i'm
asking.
> > all help is appreciated!
> > // Chris aka Dalandros
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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