Whats happening with wine?

**me-mitch** · May 15th, 2018

I installed wine 3.0 on ubuntu 18.04 and when i log back in to ubuntu the config doesn't show up.

**monkeybrain20122** · May 15th, 2018

Because all .desktop files associated with wine are missing .https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...t/+bug/1576326

You can start wine config by typing in the terminal.

Code:

winecfg

For right clicking to run an .exe file, you need wine.desktop for wine program loader to show up as an option in the "open with menu". wine.desktop still exists but is deliberately put in a "wrong" location, to restore it

Code:

sudo ln -s /usr/share/doc/wine-stable/examples/wine.desktop /usr/share/applications/

I don't know the full story, but these changes apparently have something to do with some security considerations in Debian and trickle down to Ubuntu.

**me-mitch** · May 16th, 2018

Winecfg worked but the last command didn't do anything no problem i was thinking i did something wrong i can access it from the command when i need to.

Thank you

**mc4man** · May 16th, 2018

Personally i use this version of wine-stable, it includes all the expected & useful .desktop files
https://launchpad.net/~zorinos/+arch...u/wine-testing

(the next version of nautilus is dropping support for .desktop and binary files altogether, nemo here..

**mlnease** · June 12th, 2018

Originally Posted by monkeybrain20122

Because all .desktop files associated with wine are missing .https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...t/+bug/1576326

You can start wine config by typing in the terminal.

Code:

winecfg

For right clicking to run an .exe file, you need wine.desktop for wine program loader to show up as an option in the "open with menu". wine.desktop still exists but is deliberately put in a "wrong" location, to restore it

Code:

sudo ln -s /usr/share/doc/wine-stable/examples/wine.desktop /usr/share/applications/

I don't know the full story, but these changes apparently have something to do with some security considerations in Debian and trickle down to Ubuntu.

Fantastic MB, thanks a million. I haven't worked it out yet but am very glad to have the problem explained. I should've found these posts earlier I guess--thanks for your diligence, time and attention.

**DGINSD** · October 13th, 2018

Do the Ubuntu devs understand that for new users they've essentially broken wine with that change, and making such a change without a non-complicated (read graphical) workaround, even if temporary, would frustrate the hell out of a new users? A good learning experience perhaps, but for someone moving from windows, being told there's easy ways to run windows programs; a big turn off. I have some experience and it was frustrating, wine is frustrating enough as is, or as was.

**wildmanne39** · October 13th, 2018

Devs almost never come to the forum, you will have to contact them through other means if you want them to answer your question.

**nicholasarussell** · February 21st, 2019

I can use Wine via the Terminnal

I tried your fix and it is still not working, unsure what else to try at this point

running latest LTS 18.04 fully updated.

updates and upgrade and autocleanup been completed also.

If you have any other tips to get this showing would be awesome