Msi wine install

New posts. Unanswered topics. Active topics. Post by WhiteHawk » Wed Apr 03, pm. Post by dimesio » Thu Apr 04, am. Post by WhiteHawk » Thu Apr 04, am. Post by WhiteHawk » Thu Apr 04, pm. If you need Gecko to run an app in Wine, follow the instructions above. Wine Gecko source is hosted in Git on Sourceforge. It is encouraged to use mingw-w64 for cross-compiling. A fairly recent version of mingw-w64 should be enough.

Some Distro are maintaining mingw-w64 in their repo, like Fedora. At this point, the Wine prefix is prepared to host Windows applications, so the next step is to do the installation. How installation is done depends on whether the installation file is an. For an. As the installer does its job, expect to respond to the usual prompts, such as accepting the license, choosing a language, allowing a launcher to be installed, etc.

When complete, the Windows application, if it does not make use of any Windows feature not yet supported by Wine, can be expected to behave just as if it were running on a Windows PC, though it is not uncommon to find that some accommodations or work-arounds may be required. If a launcher was installed, it may be found on the desktop or included among the other installed Linux Applications.

In the above, the first command, export , informs Wine which Wine prefix the uninstall command is to act on. If only the default prefix,. Click the app you wish to uninstall, and then click the "Remove" button. System apps, such as Wine Gecko, can be ignored. In my experience, what happens next may be confusing or concerning. You may see a clear uninstall process run to completion, but, more often, the process appears to be an installation or something else unexpected.

However, in spite of the confusing messaging, the target app was always uninstalled. After the uninstallation, icons may be left on the desktop or elsewhere, including the list of all installed apps. I edited my question — aaa. Ramhound: Thanks for the information. I took the liberty of adding it to my answer, hope you don't mind. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes.

If you get some kind of error message, then the reason probably is either: there is a problem with your wine installation wine does not support the software you are trying to install To rule out the first case, troubleshoot your installation: Make sure other programs work, use a fresh wine prefix the simulated Windows installation that wine uses - see Wine FAQ, 6. Your problem The log you posted shows several error messages.

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