Wine is a Windows emulation program for *NIX OS's available as a free download
at http://www.winehq.com . It is still in "Alpha" release, so don't expect it
to run every<![CDATA[thing. I have had very mixed results running it without having <br>
Windows installed at all.... I find it useful being a don't run Windows at all<br>
now. In past installations with Windows actually being installed on the machine<br>
I have actually had it run 75-85% of the programs that were installed. This <br>
installation is well documented on the Wine website, so I will not cover it <br>
here. I suggest that in the beginning that you run the programs from a console<br>
box, being that you will have to copy several actual Windows ".dll's" to the<br>
"/windows/system" folder. Running from a console box will list the missing <br>
"dll's" when running the program. This installation was done with Corel/Debain<br>
Linux, so you may have to change a few things depending on your distro.<br>
As with most things, you'll mileage will vary. So let's get started!!!<br>
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Download Wine from one of the Mirror's off of Wine's download list. I suggest<br>
downloading the ".tgz" files and compiling it yourself...It will work better<br>
on your machine this way. I have had mixed results with ".deb" and ".rpm" <br>
packages. Unpack the ".tgz" file with the command: <br>
<br>
tar xvzf wine-xxxxxxxx.tar.gz<br>
cd wine-xxxxxxxx<br>
./configure<br>
<br>
This command will run for several minutes to configure to your system. If you <br>
need to add any packages to your machine to compile and run Wine, they will<br>
be listed so you'll know what to get. If you need anything, get it and install<br>
them, then go back to the "wine-xxxxxxxx" folder and re-run the "./configure" <br>
step. <br>
Now after a successful configure step, the next command will be listed in the<br>
console box...a "make && xxxx" command. Enter this command now.<br>
After this finishes enter the compile command:<br>
<br>
make install<br>
<br>
This step will also take several minutes, have a cup of coffee and relax for<br>
a few minutes.<br>
<br>
Now copy "wine.ini" from the "wine-xxxxx: folder to "/usr/local/etc" <br>
(you may have to create the "etc" folder). Rename "wine.ini" to "wine.conf"<br>
<br>
Modify "wine.conf" to match (on Corel/Debian distro):<br>
<br>
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;;<br>
;; MS-DOS drives configuration<br>
;;<br>
;; Each section has the following format:<br>
;; [Drive X]<br>
;; Path=xxx (Unix path for drive root)<br>
;; Type=xxx (supported types are 'floppy', 'hd', 'cdrom' and 'network')<br>
;; Label=xxx (drive label, at most 11 characters)<br>
;; Serial=xxx (serial number, 8 characters hexadecimal number)<br>
;; Filesystem=xxx (supported types are 'msdos'/'dos'/'fat', 'win95'/'vfat', 'unix')<br>
;; This is the FS Wine is supposed to emulate on a certain<br>
;; directory structure.<br>
;; Recommended:<br>
;; - "win95" for ext2fs, VFAT and FAT32<br>
;; - "msdos" for FAT16 (ugly, upgrading to VFAT driver strongly recommended)<br>
;; DON'T use "unix" unless you intend to port programs using Winelib !<br>
;; Device=/dev/xx (only if you want to allow raw device access<br>
;;<br>
<br>
[Drive A]<br>
Path=/.cdl_amnt/floppy<br>
Type=floppy<br>
Label=Floppy<br>
Serial=87654321<br>
Device=/dev/fd0<br>
<br>
[Drive C]<br>
Path=/usr/local/lib/win<br>
Type=hd<br>
Label=MS-DOS<br>
Filesystem=win95<br>
<br>
[Drive D]<br>
Path=/.cdl_amnt/cdrom1<br>
Type=cdrom<br>
Label=CD-Rom<br>
Filesystem=win95<br>
; make sure that device is correct and has proper permissions !<br>
Device=/dev/cdrom<br>
<br>
[Drive E]<br>
Path=/tmp<br>
Type=hd<br>
Label=Tmp Drive<br>
Filesystem=win95<br>
<br>
[Drive F]<br>
Path=${HOME}<br>
Type=network<br>
Label=Home<br>
Filesystem=win95<br>
<br>
[wine]<br>
Windows=c:\windows<br>
System=c:\windows\system<br>
Temp=e:\<br>
Path=c:\windows;c:\windows\system;e:\;e:\test;f:\<br>
; Profile=c:\windows\Profiles\Administrator<br>
SymbolTableFile=./wine.sym<br>
<br>
# <wineconf><br>
<br>
[DllDefaults]<br>
EXTRA_LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/wine/cvs/lib<br>
DefaultLoadOrder = native, builtin, elfdll, so<br>
<br>
[DllOverrides]<br>
kernel32, gdi32, user32 = builtin<br>
krnl386, gdi, user = builtin<br>
toolhelp = builtin<br>
comdlg32, commdlg = elfdll, builtin, native<br>
version, ver = elfdll, builtin, native<br>
shell32, shell = builtin, native<br>
lz32, lzexpand = builtin, native<br>
commctrl, comctl32 = builtin, native<br>
wsock32, winsock = builtin<br>
advapi32, crtdll, ntdll = builtin, native<br>
mpr, winspool.drv = builtin, native<br>
ddraw, dinput, dsound = builtin, native<br>
winmm, mmsystem = builtin<br>
msvideo, msvfw32 = builtin, native<br>
mcicda.drv, mciseq.drv = builtin, native<br>
mciwave.drv = builtin, native<br>
mciavi.drv, mcianim.drv = native, builtin<br>
msacm.drv, midimap.drv = builtin, native<br>
w32skrnl = builtin<br>
wnaspi32, wow32 = builtin<br>
system, display, wprocs = builtin<br>
wineps = builtin<br>
icmp = builtin<br>
<br>
[options]<br>
AllocSystemColors=100<br>
<br>
[fonts]<br>
;Read documentation/fonts before adding aliases<br>
Resolution = 96<br>
Default = -adobe-times-<br>
<br>
[serialports]<br>
Com1=/dev/ttyS0<br>
Com2=/dev/ttyS1<br>
Com3=/dev/modem,38400<br>
Com4=/dev/modem<br>
<br>
[parallelports]<br>
Lpt1=/dev/lp0<br>
<br>
[spooler]<br>
LPT1:=|lpr<br>
LPT2:=|gs -sDEVICE=bj200 -sOutputFile=/tmp/fred -q -<br>
LPT3:=/dev/lp3<br>
<br>
[ports]<br>
;read=0x779,0x379,0x280-0x2a0<br>
;write=0x779,0x379,0x280-0x2a0<br>
<br>
[spy]<br>
Exclude=WM_SIZE;WM_TIMER;<br>
<br>
[registry]<br>
; Paths must be given in /dir/dir/file.reg format.<br>
; Wine will not understand dos file names here...<br>
<br>
; alternate registry file name: HKCU<br>
AltCurrentUserFile=<br>
; alternate registry file name: HKU<br>
<br>
AltUserFile=<br>
; alternate registry file name: HKLM<br>
AltLocalMachineFile=<br>
;These are all booleans. Y/y/T/t/1 are true, N/n/F/f/0 are false.<br>
;Defaults are read all, write to Home and Alt<br>
;Note: it is pointless to specify alt files and neither load nor write to them.<br>
; Global registries (stored in /etc)<br>
LoadGlobalRegistryFiles=Y<br>
; Home registries (stored in ~user/.wine/)<br>
LoadHomeRegistryFiles=Y<br>
; Load above registries.<br>
LoadAltRegistryFiles=Y<br>
; Load Windows registries from the Windows directory<br>
LoadWindowsRegistryFiles=Y<br>
; TRY to write all changes to home registries<br>
WritetoHomeRegistryFiles=Y<br>
; TRY to write all changes to alt registries<br>
WritetoAltRegistryFiles=Y<br>
; Use new file format<br>
UseNewFormat=N<br>
; Registry periodic save timeout in seconds<br>
; PeriodicSave=600<br>
<br>
[Tweak.Layout]<br>
;; WineLook=xxx (supported styles are 'Win31'(default), 'Win95', 'Win98')<br>
WineLook=Win98<br>
<br>
[programs]<br>
Default=<br>
Startup=<br>
<br>
[Console]<br>
;Drivers=tty<br>
;XtermProg=nxterm<br>
;InitialRows=25<br>
;InitialColumns=80<br>
;TerminalType=nxterm<br>
<br>
[Clipboard]<br>
ClearAllSelections=0<br>
PersistentSelection=1<br>
<br>
# </wineconf><br>
<br>
<br>
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<br>
Now enter the command "wine -version", you should get a result that lists<br>
the version of wine you have if Wine is installed properly. You will have <br>
to add /usr/local/lib to /etc/ld.so.conf (and then rerun ldconfig). If you <br>
have any problems, check with the documentation on the Wine website. You may <br>
need to "touch" a few files so Wine can find everything it needs.If this <br>
works, copy "sol.exe" from a Windows computer to the "windows" directory <br>
on your harddrive (or just a floppy disk), change to that directory and <br>
enter the command "wine sol". You should have the Windows Solitaire game <br>
running. You should now be able to copy and/or install any Windows progs<br>
you want on your "virtual" Windows drive (located in "/usr/local/win").<br>
By running these programs from a console box, any ".dll's" that you will<br>
need will be listed as "can't find" when Wine attempts to run them. These<br>
".dll's" can be found at http://solo.abac.com/dllarchive/ . After all <br>
dependancies are met (ie...you have run them successfully from a console<br>
box), you should be able to run these programs by finding them in your<br>
filemanager, right-clicking the program's icon, selecting the "Open with..."<br>
option, and entering "wine <programname>". <br>
<br>
Your mileage may vary, but programs I have successfully got to work are <br>
Solitaire, Notepad, Netscape, and CuteHTML at this time. If you email me<br>
with other programs you have got to work, I will list them here. <br>
Happy emulating!!!!<br>
<br><br>
<br><h1><b>~Guitarlynn</B></h1><br><br>
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