WINE

[Oscar1613]

hi, i just started using linux (mandrake 8.1) a few days ago and came across the windows emulator WINE. i downloaded the rpm file for it and extracted (is that the right word?) it. problem is i dont know where to go from there... the winehq guide said something about /tools/config but there isnt a folder named tools anywhere on my hd... anyone have any idea how to set this thing up?

[erus]

should be a directory named ./wine in it edit the conf file to the correct paths. or look in your menu under system for a wineconf tool.

[Oscar1613]

nope... no folder /wine and no wineconf under system :(

[bdg1983]

Try whereis wine or first update your locate database (updatedb) and the locate wine.

Also verify wine is installed.

rpm -q wine
or
rpm -qa | grep wine

[ 02 November 2001: Message edited by: Logon Name Gone ]

[l01yuk]

There should be an /etc/wine.conf file. To check you have it on the system properly try doing a man wine.conf. This should give you the help you need setting up the wine.conf file.

If you don't have the file but man wine.conf works then create the conf file.

[Oscar1613]

when i type whereis wine i get:
/usr/bin/wine
/etc/wine.systemreg
/etc/wine.reg
/etc/wine.userreg
/usr/lib/wine
/usr/share/man/man1/wine.1.gz

no /etc/wine.conf file, but man wine.conf works

im lost... :confused:

[bdg1983]

Is there a sample wine.conf you can use from wherever you downloaded the wine rpm from or from www.winehq.com (http://www.winehq.com) ?

If not and you cannot find one, I can post mine (haven't configured or changed it yet) though it's for version wine-20010308-2 so I don't know if it would matter or not.

[Dave2-dave_wickham]

I was told I needed some new libraries or something :(.

[Oscar1613]

hmm... well i cant get into linux right now... i forgot to install XFree86 so i just installed that, but now when i boot up it wont let me into GNome, sawfish, or WindowsManager... it only lets me into KDE, but its not really KDE. its just 3 console windows and a blank desktop... no task bar no nothing.... :(

[s1nn]

make a file in your home directory called .xinitrc and in it type
/usr/X11R6/bin/blackbox or xfce or whatever wm you have installed then chmod +x .xinitrc

if you already have this file just edit it to whatever wm you want

[Oscar1613]

how can i do that through the console?

[Jomboni]

Use a text editor. I like pico, but everybody else seems to disagree.

[Oscar1613]

i cant use a text editor unless theres a way to do it through the console (command line) b/c the only thing linux shows when i boot into the GUI is 3 console windows. if there is a way to do this, i'd appreciate it if you would explain

[bdg1983]

CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE to exit out of X.