Installing WINE

[-J-o-$-h-]

Hi i am new to linux and would like to know to install stuff. i downloaded that program WINE and i dont know what to do with it. could some one help me on installing stuff ? like were does it go when i install stuff ?
thanks

[Homer119]

o boy.....

wine is not a program like a program in Windows, it installs in your computer and can run from command,
(ie - wine FILENAME.exe)

many people have askeds about this (run a search in the forum (on tool bar on top left of window) and search for installing wine becuase we have answered more quesions about wine then hector has pups, so run a search, try to install and if you have an issue feel free to post about that issue

Hope I was polite wouldnt want to upset anyONE. k cya

[-J-o-$-h-]

i m not upset.. i got a email frum this place sayin mandrake linux has filed bankrupt ! its frum some langalist thing anyone hear any different about it ?

[santino]

i recently installed WINE, copied the config file to my home directory and edited the config file but this is the error i receive:

[santino@localhost santino]$ wine notepad
Invalid path 'c:\WINDOWS' for windows directory: does not exist
Perhaps you have not properly edited or created your Wine configuration file.
This is (supposed to be) '/home/santino/.wine/config'

can anyone help me out
thanx
ciao

[santino]

ok i figured out why i got that error message.
its cuz i was loading wine in my user account when it doesnt have access to my windows drive. i got wine to work in root but thats because root has access to my windows drive.

so now how do i setup my user account to have access to my windows drive?

thanx in advance

[Homer119]

so it doesnt work in ur user accounts? try this

cd /home/UserName/.wine
cp config /root

(switch UserName wiht your user name)
now open up ur root folder edit the config file that is there now then run this

cd /root
cp config /home/UserName
(type yes to over write)

hope that helps

PS if there is not file named config then install wine when ur logged in as a user!

[santino]

ya tried that but it didnt work

there is nothing worng with the config files cuz wine works when im in root but not when im logged in as a user because i dont have access to my windows drive. so how do i get a user account to gain access to my windows drive?