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[[wine]], the Windows Emulator, is a [[command]] to execute Windows files under Linux.
 
[[wine]], the Windows Emulator, is a [[command]] to execute Windows files under Linux.
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= Getting it =
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To download, compile and install it, [[find out your distribution]] and proceed accordingly.
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== SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 x86_64 ==
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* Download it from http://www.winehq.com
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* [[open a console]] and [[unpack]] it like this:
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cd
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bunzip2 Downloads/wine*
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tar xvf Downloads/wine*
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* [[install]] some dependencies
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yast -i gcc-32bit
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yast -i flex
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* [[compile]] it
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cd
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cd wine*
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./[[configure]] && [[make]] -j8 && make install
  
 
= Installing MSI files =
 
= Installing MSI files =
 
  wine msiexec /a ''file''.msi
 
  wine msiexec /a ''file''.msi

Revision as of 08:18, 13 May 2011

wine, the Windows Emulator, is a command to execute Windows files under Linux.

Getting it

To download, compile and install it, find out your distribution and proceed accordingly.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 x86_64

cd
bunzip2 Downloads/wine*
tar xvf Downloads/wine*
yast -i gcc-32bit
yast -i flex
cd
cd wine*
./configure && make -j8 && make install

Installing MSI files

wine msiexec /a file.msi