Multiple Wine Installer now Available for Ubuntu !!!

[david_kt]

You may think it's simple, but saves tons of problems for many of us.

It's working great!

Question: When I run winecfg (from the different version install), where is it storing the information, pertaining to the particular Wine or to all versions?

Example: /home/escapedturkey/wine-0.9.15/usr/bin/wine-0.9.15 winecfg

Hope my question makes sense.

First of all, you could not run winecfg that way, but this way:

/home/escapedturkey/wine-0.9.15/usr/bin/winecfg

Secondly, this winecfg is for all wine versions. If you want to set different setting or different hacking, try wineprefix. As I mentioned in the first post, you could have multiple wine version and multiple wineprefix now.

DK

[escapedturkey]

Edit, ah I see, it works your way. Didn't see the window at first.

Thank you so much for this. It's exactly what is needed.

[deathpulse]

I can't seem up gunzip the file? Is it a broken link?

[david_kt]

I can't seem up gunzip the file? Is it a broken link?

If you use mouse, just right click on the downloaded file (Multiple_Wine_311008r2.tar) and choose extract here. If you use command line, go to the directory (may be cd Desktop if you download it on desktop) and then:

tar -xf Multiple_Wine_311008r2.tar

DK

[escapedturkey]

Suggestion:

Have the script by default create a folder and exuctable based on the wine version he/she is installing and make selecting a different directory an option (check mark, confirm, etc.). Reason being if you install this, accidently, in the wrong place it will really mess up your /home permissions.

[deathpulse]

I try to right click and select extract here but there is an error that it is not a gzip file? I think the link is broken? Its about 30Kb for me?

[deathpulse]

Got it . It had a .gz extension on the file - but it is really a .tar file. Sheesh.

[david_kt]

Suggestion:

Have the script by default create a folder and exuctable based on the wine version he/she is installing and make selecting a different directory an option (check mark, confirm, etc.). Reason being if you install this, accidently, in the wrong place it will really mess up your /home permissions.

Yes, that is true. Still thinking how to make sure the chosen directory is empty but no time yet. I thought I will give a test like ls chosen directory, if it give something than will reject the directory and repeat the "choose install directory process".

If happen to messed up your directory, just do

chmod -R 770 to that directory

DK

[escapedturkey]

Could do something like -- say the bob is installing Wine 0.18.3 (just an example) -- the program can say:

Automatic install (check mark)

Install will go into /home/bob/wine-0.18.3 for a different directory. If it's a deb, you can still get the Wine version from extrapolation of the name.

Manual Install (check mark):

Please enter the directory you want to install: etc etc.

Just an example. Person can choose either automatic or manual.

[david_kt]

Could do something like -- say the bob is installing Wine 0.18.3 (just an example) -- the program can say:

Automatic install (check mark)

Install will go into /home/bob/wine-0.18.3 for a different directory. If it's a deb, you can still get the Wine version from extrapolation of the name.

Manual Install (check mark):

Please enter the directory you want to install: etc etc.

Just an example. Person can choose either automatic or manual.

I have that idea as well, but my skills is limited. I think I should use sed, give me sometime to study more. In the meantime, I will add a script to make sure the chosen directory is empty to avoid trouble. I have found a way, just need to get to my ubuntu box at home.

DK