Installing from cd

[badger127]

Hi I'm a complete beginner. I want to know how to install a game from a cd using wine. I have wine, I have the cd-rom drive listed in drives. The cd is in the drive. I checked on the wine database and it says it is compatible. So any ideas on what I do?

[cogadh]

Run this in the terminal:
wine /media/cdrom/setup.exe
Change the path and such to match your actual drive and the executable name, if necessary.

You might also want to check the "Stuff I've learned about Wine" link in my sig. It will give you some pointers on the basic usage of Wine.

[badger127]

Ok I'm an absolute beginner. What's the "home directory" referred to in the "stuff I've learned about wine" article?

[cogadh]

Your home directory is where your login profile is stored. It's like the "Documents and Settings" directory in Windows. In the file system it is found in /home/<username>. When you open a terminal, it opens in your home directory by default.

Just a little unsolicited advice; if you are that new to Linux, you should probably spend more time learning about the ins and outs of it before you try tackling running Windows apps through Wine. While Wine is not the most advanced thing you can do with Linux, it is generally not for fresh beginners.

[badger127]

Ok thanks. My tech support guy who teaches me stuff is sick at the moment. Thanks for your help.