Howto: Install Wine applications for Multiple Users

[rsay]

IkeLewis,

I originally started using this technique for Rosetta Stone. I have it installed once for the windows user and then each user launches the software from their desktop. The Rosetta Stone program then keeps track of each individual's progress. For me, this was a licensing issue. Rosetta Stone only allows three installs. Unfortunately, if you install it seperately for three users, with wine, on one computer, you have used up all your licenses.

[TheDudeAlex]

Hi everyone,
Just wanted to check if by now (feb 2011) there isn't a better way of doing this?

To me, this seems like a pretty basic feature wine should have...
I find it strange that programs are installed in ~/home
I've done some googling and I think I'll give this a try.

Greetings, Alex

[snkiz]

good luck I gave up on it, wasn't worth the trouble.

[Aeonis]

Can't wait!

[Aeonis]

Can't wait!

Tried it...getting this now:

boyd@Prometheus:~$ sudo -u 'windows' wine '/home/windows/.wine/dosdevices/c:/Program Files/StarCraft II/StarCraft II.exe'
wine: /home/boyd/.wine is not owned by you


I went through it step by step. It's possible I missed something, but I double checked and I don't feel like I am.

Any pointers?

[Aeonis]

Tried it...getting this now:

boyd@Prometheus:~$ sudo -u 'windows' wine '/home/windows/.wine/dosdevices/c:/Program Files/StarCraft II/StarCraft II.exe'
wine: /home/boyd/.wine is not owned by you


I went through it step by step. It's possible I missed something, but I double checked and I don't feel like I am.

Any pointers?

I had to do this to run it under my login (which I used to go through this process):

sudo -u windows env WINEPREFIX="/home/windows/.wine" wine C:\\windows\\command\\start.exe /Unix /home/windows/.wine/dosdevices/c:/users/Public/Start\ Menu/Programs/StarCraft\ II/StarCraft\ II.lnk

After that, it works under my name, but when I switch to my brother's, it says he doesn't have permission to run that. He's in the "admin" group for this setup. Also, when I tried to run that command, I got prompted to type in sudo password for my brother (now referred to as seth).