I successfully upgraded from mipup 4.12 to deep thought 4.2. I love the new version but I can't get wine to work (wine-1.1.18-prescott_420.sfs file). I put the file in the right folder, and got the add menue on bootup. So I added and clicked ok, then re-booted. It seems to be there, but isn't activated (??) or at least it isn't working. I've tried to use a simple windows based exe file (worked in 4.12) but doesn't work in 4.2. How do I activate wine?
Thanks,
DCB
can't get wine 1.1.18 to work in Deep Thought 4.2
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Through the boot manager if you have a frugal install.
Put the wine sfs in /mnt/home and do the correct selection in the boot manager.
Put the wine sfs in /mnt/home and do the correct selection in the boot manager.
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In fact you didn't report the most important point, being the type of installation you have. Frugal or Full.
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Also why did you start 2 posts for the same question.
It's frustration for those who try to help.
It's frustration for those who try to help.
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Hello dboblet
Open a console/terminal
and enter: winecfg
then hit the Enter button,
you should get something like the image below (winecfg.jpg)
You can just click on OK and it will close that window.
That's it, wine is now "Activated"
Another useful command is: winefile
if you type that at a console/terminal,
you will get similar to the image below (winefile.jpg)
Rather than having to run these commands from the console/terminal
you could create menu entries for them.
Here is the contents of my .desktop files that do just that. (It puts them in the Utility section of the menu.)
All you need to do is create the two files:
wine-config.desktop
wine-file.desktop
in: /usr/share/applications
then copy & paste the code below into them.
I am even supplying an icon for you (winecfg.png), put that in: /usr/share/pixmaps
When you have done that run Refresh Menus from the menu.
/usr/share/applications/wine-config.desktop
/usr/share/applications/wine-file.desktop
You can set wine to open .exe files by doing the following:
Right click on a .exe file, and from the menu that appears select: Set Run Action
where it say's: Enter a shell command
Make it so that it looks like that in the image below. (set_run_action.jpg)
Then click on: Use Command
Now whenever you click on a .exe file, wine should open/run it.
Although it is sometimes better to use winefile then navigate to the .exe file and double click on it.
Hope this helps
CatDude
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You could try the following.dboblet wrote: How do i activate wine?
Open a console/terminal
and enter: winecfg
then hit the Enter button,
you should get something like the image below (winecfg.jpg)
You can just click on OK and it will close that window.
That's it, wine is now "Activated"
Another useful command is: winefile
if you type that at a console/terminal,
you will get similar to the image below (winefile.jpg)
Rather than having to run these commands from the console/terminal
you could create menu entries for them.
Here is the contents of my .desktop files that do just that. (It puts them in the Utility section of the menu.)
All you need to do is create the two files:
wine-config.desktop
wine-file.desktop
in: /usr/share/applications
then copy & paste the code below into them.
I am even supplying an icon for you (winecfg.png), put that in: /usr/share/pixmaps
When you have done that run Refresh Menus from the menu.
/usr/share/applications/wine-config.desktop
Code: Select all
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Wine Config
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/winecfg.png
Comment=Wine Configure GUI
Exec=/usr/bin/winecfg
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Utility
GenericName=Wine Configure GUI
Code: Select all
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Wine File
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/winecfg.png
Comment=Wine File Browser
Exec=/usr/bin/winefile
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Utility
GenericName=Wine File Browser
Right click on a .exe file, and from the menu that appears select: Set Run Action
where it say's: Enter a shell command
Make it so that it looks like that in the image below. (set_run_action.jpg)
Then click on: Use Command
Now whenever you click on a .exe file, wine should open/run it.
Although it is sometimes better to use winefile then navigate to the .exe file and double click on it.
Hope this helps
CatDude
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Yes it could be due to the forum syndrome.Flash wrote:Béèm, dboblet probably didn't do it on purpose. Double posts like this happen sometimes, I don't know why. I delete one if I catch it before anyone has responded.
The forum is flaky lately I know. But I delete my double post then to avoid confusion.
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