Any luck running Google Chrome on Wine?

**Gonzo_Dark** · September 4th, 2008

Originally Posted by fbcsupport

Has anyone gotten a launcher to work for this yet? Using

env WINEPREFIX="/home/user/.wine" wine "C:\windows\profiles\user\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --new-http --in-process-plugins

Does NOT work correctly from the launcher, but DOES work from a terminal window.

Any ideas?

Code:

env WINEPREFIX="/home/YOURUSERNAME/.wine" wine "C:\windows\profiles\YOURUSERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --new-http --in-process-plugins

replace YOURUSERNAME with your user name

(both of them)

enjoy

// GonzoDark

**jwilker2** · September 4th, 2008

First thank you for the How-To!

However, It did not work for me...

After repeated attempts it appears that the step "Download the file from the link below, then place the file on your desktop and double click on it." fails to unpack and spread the 'chrome.exe' file into the appropriate subdirectory under 'local settings [...]'.

Double clicking on the 'Google Installer' does not yield an error and an examination of the object properties says it's being opened by 'wine'.

Any Ideas?

Again thanks!

Originally Posted by Gonzo_Dark

Here is a guide for the new browser Google Chrome

Open your terminal and then follow the steps below

First get WINE (the newest version)

Code:


wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/...t.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list
sudo apt-get update

Then install Chrome via the offline installer

Download the file from the link below, then place the file on your desktop and double click on it.

Code:

http://gpdl.google.com/chrome/instal..._installer.exe

Then install riched20 and riched30

Code:

wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
sh ./winetricks riched20 riched30

and finally to get it all to work, do this

Code:

winetricks riched20 riched30
wine "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/windows/profiles/$USER/Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe" --new-http --in-process-plugins

To use the program in the future(from the terminal), you need to run:

Code:

wine "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/windows/profiles/$USER/Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe" --new-http --in-process-plugins

If you want to make a program icon in your tray, then do this:

1. Right click on your menu and click and chose the option "Add to panel" and then "User defined program shortcut"

2. Now you can see a new window with the title "Make Shortcut" with the options "Name", "Command" and "Comment"

Under name you should write "Google Chrome", under "Command" you should use this code

Code:

env WINEPREFIX="/home/YOURUSERNAME/.wine" wine "C:\windows\profiles\YOURUSERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --new-http --in-process-plugins

remember to replace YOURUSERNAME with your user name

(both of them)

and then you should use this tray icon (click on the bouncing platform to change icon)

Code:

/home/YOURUSERNAME/.local/share/icons/25e1_chrome.0.xpm

and again, remember to change "YOURUSERNAME" into your user name.

Hope it works for you

Enjoy

// GonzoDark

ps. This is how it looks: http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6...eyouaregf1.png

pps. I am using the Danish version of Ubuntu and Chrome, so if I made any translation errors, then please correct me.

**rafaeliga** · September 4th, 2008

someone had any luck with https pages ?

**haelen** · September 4th, 2008

I get this error:

Code:

$ wine chrome_installer.exe
err:module:import_dll Library NDIS.SYS (which is needed by L"C:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\npf.sys") not found
err:winedevice:ServiceMain driver L"NPF" failed to load

**vishzilla** · September 4th, 2008

got it to work with wine but too slow. not worth. the perpetual wait for the linux version

**crispy_420** · September 4th, 2008

http://www.myscienceisbetter.info/20...sing-wine.html

**bitwaba** · September 4th, 2008

@ jwilker2

I had the same issue on mine. For me, I had to check the chrome_installer log file found in ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/temp/ and it informed me that chrome was only built to run on windowsXP or greater.

Solution? Run winecfg and in the Applications tab, change the Windows Version to Windows XP (mine was previously Windows 2000).

**glenngds2007** · September 4th, 2008

Then install riched20 and riched30

Code:

wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
sh ./winetricks riched20 riched30

and finally to get it all to work, do this

Code:

winetricks riched20 riched30
wine "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/windows/profiles/$USER/Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe" --new-http --in-process-plugins

Then install Chrome via the offline installer

Download the file from the link below, then place the file on your desktop and double click on it.

Code:

http://gpdl.google.com/chrome/instal..._installer.exe

This appears to be the order needed to get Chrome to run on my system.

Follow all other instructions as given!!!!!

**Gonzo_Dark** · September 4th, 2008

Originally Posted by glenngds2007

Then install riched20 and riched30

Code:

wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
sh ./winetricks riched20 riched30

and finally to get it all to work, do this

Code:

winetricks riched20 riched30
wine "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/windows/profiles/$USER/Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe" --new-http --in-process-plugins

Then install Chrome via the offline installer

Download the file from the link below, then place the file on your desktop and double click on it.

Code:

http://gpdl.google.com/chrome/instal..._installer.exe

This appears to be the order needed to get Chrome to run on my system.

Follow all other instructions as given!!!!!

The link to the offline installer is broken, and I already posted a guide

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...1&postcount=45

// GonzoDark