Making/using wineprefixes
Running complicated Windows applications on Linux using WINE requires separate WINEPREFIX
.
Each WINEPREFIX
has unique Windows configuration, without disturbing the setup of other Windows programs on Linux.
This example is for Irfanview, a highly-useful image Windows viewer/editor that runs well on Linux.
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Make the new wineprefix. You would make any special configuration in the GUI that pops up.
WINEPREFIX=~/.wine_irfanview winecfg
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Install the
winetricks
prerequisites for your program. Here, Irfanview requiresmfc42
.WINEPREFIX=~/.wine_irfanview winetricks mfc42
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Install the new Windows program
WINEPREFIX=~/.wine_irfanview wine iview_setup.exe