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Uplay is stuck while trying to update
I installed Assassin's Creed II using Playonlinux via Wine. The install process completed, and I thought everything was OK, but it wasn't. If I try to start the game, Uplay starts and tries to update ...
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Can't install any software.! [closed]
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 two days before. Everytime, I install some software from Deepin Software Center, or from the LxTerminal, the next time I boot, The boot stops in between i.e. Black Screen with ...
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Guild Wars 2 installation freezing screen [closed]
I have quite a problem. When I try to install Guild Wars 2 on my Ubuntu 12.10 screen just freeze. I can move cursor, but nothing more. It doesn't matter if I use just Wine or PlayOnLinux. Effect is ...
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Limiting writes on SSD, wine, tmp and burning ISOs with ImgBurn
I currently have a SSD + HDD partition layout so that /var and /tmp are located on the HDD to limit writes on the SSD.
Before buying an SSD, I used to burn dual layer DVD isos with ImgBurn through ...
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Why do games lag in wine for me but everyone else seems to not experience this?
Everyone else in the world seems to be able to play steam games in wine just fine, except for me. I am running a brand new Nvidia GeForce 670, I have a quad core i7 920 2.67GHz, and 11GB DDR3 RAM.
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Difference between Wine amd64 and x86 in playonlinux
I'm installing new Wine versions on playonlinux, but I want to know the difference between Wine amd64 and x86.
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how to install world of warcraft [duplicate]
ive been looking all over for how to install this game i have wine and i playonlinux if i search wow or world of warcraft in playonlinux its not there ive tried downloading the windows client from ...
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PlayonLinux error : Hidden files not hidden? (duplicate files are created that start with ~$)
I use PlayOnLinux to run Microsoft office and excel in Ubuntu 12.04 . For some reason, for every file I save there is a duplicate file name created in the same folder that starts with ~$ . This is ...
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LibreOffice 4.03 compatibility with MS Office 2010 docs [duplicate]
I apologize for the repetitiveness of this question, but I just yesterday decided to use Ubuntu 13.04 as my only operating system and am trying to figure a few things out. No, I don't mean figuring ...
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How to start a PlayOnLinux game windowed
I am using PlayOnLinux 4.1.1 under Ubuntu 13.04
The game I am trying to run is Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete.
It runs perfectly well in fullscreen mode, but I want to run it in windowed ...
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64bit ubuntu 13.04 – problems with apps that use 32bit libs
Upgrading from 12.10, or fresh installation of Ubuntu 13.04. Both have problems with the 32libs.
Skype does not launch, and playonlinux keeps asking for opengl32 libs even after installing ...
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New to Ubuntu, trying to install and run WoW MOP & LoL
I am new to Ubuntu Linux, just came from windows 7 after a recommendation from one of my guild mates on GW2. Sadly I should have grilled him more on how to install all of the games and run them. I ...
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How to play Ragnarok Online in Ubuntu 12.10
I've recently updated from 11.10 to 12.10 Ubuntu. In 11.10 I was able to play Ragnarok Online (private server) with no problem under wine. However, once I updated I've been completely unable to play ...
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How to properly install PlayOnLinux, all the drivers, etc?
I am (re)installing Ubuntu 12.04 now, and I'd like to ask what things I have to install to properly run games with PlayOnLinux? I mean do I need to install some kind of graphics driver, or DirectX, ...
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Activate Office 2010 running in PlayOnLinux with a KMS server
Is it possible to activate a volume licensed copy of Microsoft Office installed using PlayOnLinux with my organisation's Key Management server?
The installation with PlayOnLinux worked flawlessly but ...
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SWTOR playonlinux waning slow RemoteRender problem
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 and I want to play SWTOR by POL. I'm using nVidia gt550m 2GB, got bumblebee so im starting POL by terminal:
$ optirun playonlinux > start the game.
Game is loading but it ...
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AMD Radeon GPU only uses 384MB VRAM instead of +2GB dedicated video-memory
for some reason a majority if not all games are limited to only 384MBs of video memory (VRAM) instead of it's full 2048MB dedicated memory. I read somewhere that disabling "Sych with VBlank" in the ...
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Cannot install wine and playonlinux due to 404 errors?
As the title says I am a Ubuntu 12.04 user without any particular unix experience. I am a (somewhat rusty) fully qualified MSCE engineer who has made the mistake of switching to management :-).
I ...
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playonlinux installation failed how do I fix it? [duplicate]
So I was installing playonlinux as I wanted iTunes. I typed in the terminal sudo apt-get install playonlinux and it went well. But I can't find it on my laptop anywhere. When I try to install it again ...
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How do I run software as an administrator using Wine/PlayonLinux?
Today I was wondering if I could run a Program I installed on a virtual drive as an administrator?
I installed Cain and Abel on this drive, When I run the program it works fine. But in order for it ...
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Why internet explorer 6 trying to save all webpages?
I have successfully installed IE 6 using playonlinux, but I'm unable to browse any site. when I'm entering any address in the address bar, following message is pops up
You are downloading the ...
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How to run a bash .sh after starting a program in PlayOnLinux?
I have a little script that needs executing every time I open a wine program. The script is pretty simple:
#!/bin/bash
xdotool windowmove 67108871 1440 0
How do I get PlayOnLinux to run this script ...
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How to remove performance lags while playing Ragnarok on Wine?
I have just installed Wine and PlayOnLinux.
Its performance is very lagging when I run the game (Ragnarok) and type my username and password.
How can I improve the performance and remove any ...
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How to edit cdrom mount point in bash and wine
I'm trying to install and make new installer a game of using POL (PlayOnLinux), but the CD-ROM is mounted Ubuntu 12.10 at /media/whoami/gamename. Instead, in program it mounted at /media/cdrom. How to ...
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Is there a problem if I install Steam for Linux AND Steam via PlayOnLinux?
I've been enjoying playing in Ubuntu 12.10 using Steam for Linux. The thing is some games (like Borderlands2) can't be installed there because you can only install games for Linux.
Previously I used ...
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How to add Starcraft 2 to Wine
I have PlayOnLinux installed. There's a "Run" button in the window that does nothing when I click it. There's also an "Install" button that'll ask me to install the game. But the run button does ...
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How to get crysis 2 running
I am runnung ubuntu 12.04 64bit with nvidea gtx660 the with proprietary driver version 310 installed via additional drivers
I have tried a variety of things having no succsess
I have got past the ...
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Creating a custom launcher for Starcraft 2 in Gnome 3
So I have Starcraft 2 installed via PlayOnLinux on my computer. Now I wanted to make a custom launcher to Gnomes dock under the Games category.
My sc2.desktop looks like this:
[Desktop Entry]
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Steam crash on playonlinux
I'm trying to install steam using playonlinux/wine. There was nothing wrong with the installation, but whenever I try to login, steam crashes. After enabling the debugging mode, i got the log below.
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ArmA 2 Wine Problem
That happens when I try to start it with play on linux it just doesn't start...
Unhandled exception: assertion failed in 32-bit code (0xf77fa430).
Register dump:
CS:0023 SS:002b DS:002b ES:002b ...
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Does Microsoft Office run in Crossover/Wine/Playonlinux?
I'm a student so I kinda need full compatibility with Microsoft Office Documents for school. I was wondering if Office will run without major problems in Crossover, Wine, or playonlinux?
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Playonlinux doesn't see my cdrom [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to install Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction?
Trying to install Diablo 2 with playonlinux and after creating the virtual drive and choosing to install with cdroms, disk ...
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Sky/Fog/Lighting problems during gameplay GTA San Andreas on Ubuntu Quantal and Intel Mobile 4 Series
during the gameplay, while outside, I get problems in the rendering of what I guess would be lighting and/or weather effects. Even with Effects level to "low". The scenery is rendered properly, no ...
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How to backup virtual drives with PlayOnLinux?
PlayOnLinux installs the applications in separate virtual drives. Each virtual drive represents a different windows machine. I have configured PlayOnLinux on my laptop and installed several programs ...
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Steam in Wine update or package? [closed]
I'm not sure how to title the question so please excuse the title if I have entered a misleading title. First off, I recently bought Portal 1&2 in Steam. I was able to open Steam in Wine (don't ...
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How can I export a previous installation under Wine to the PlayOnLinux folder?
I have some programs and games installed with Wine and I wonder if it's possible manage this applications with PlayOnLinux. There was a plugin called "Wine Import" to do this, but seems to be ...
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How can I get rid of wine menu entries when wine packages are not uninstalled?
I prefer to use PlayOnLinux to configure wine and manage prefixes.
PlayOnLinux requires wine packages to be installed, but I won't use default /home/$USER/.wine prefix. So I deleted default prefix ...
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Netflix Custom Wine usable with other programs?
I noticed that the WINE installed to run the Netflix app found here installs a custom WINE along with the full Mono and possibly .NET . I have been having chronic problems getting the program Reply ...
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Why does Wine need Windows service pack?
On my system there's a file WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe in /home/kshitiz/.PlayOnLinux/ressources
Why does Wine need this file? If it needs it for emulation, how is it that it is able to ...
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Package dependencies cannot be resolves
When I try to install Wine, PlayonLinux, and some other programs, I get the following message:
At the terminal:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
wine : Depends: wine1.5 but it is not ...
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What to do when:“The following packages have unmet dependencies” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why do I get an “unmet dependencies” error when trying to install WINE?
How do I resolve unmet dependencies?
When I try to install Wine, PlayonLinux, and some other ...
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iTunes library.itl cannot be read beacause it was created by a newer version
I have installed iTunes 10 by wine on Ubuntu 12.10 and removed it. I installed iTunes 7 by playonlinux. When I trying to start the application, it shows iTunes library.itl cannot be read because it ...
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World of warcraft wont install because of error concerning “agent.exe”?
I've been trying to install World of Warcraft with no luck. I looked in the forums and this guy has been having the same problem: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/7005434029#new-post
I can't ...
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when running playonlinux I get the error “PlayOnLinux cannot find 7z.”
When trying to run Linux I get the error message "
PlayOnLinux cannot find 7z.
You should install it to use PlayOnLinux"
How do I install "7z"?
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Possible to run Wine / CrossOver / PlayOnLinux in parallel?
Is it possible to run Wine, CrossOver and PlayOnLinux in parallel? I'm testing all three in order to:
See which applications run better on which platform
Which of these is easier to use for ...
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PlayOnLinux Excel 2003 crashes when i try to activate addin [closed]
can anyone help out with this issue?
I've installed MS Office 2003 in my Xubuntu 12.10 using PlayOnLinux.
Everything was ok during installation, but as soon as i want to activate Addins like ...
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X3DAudio1_7.dll and XAPOFX1_5.dll for gaming in Wine
I'm trying to play XCOM on Wine (using Play on Linux). Unfortunately, this doesn't work.
The debug option in POL outputs this:
Running wine-1.5.15 play-XCOM.exe (Working directory : ...
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How can I install Service Pack 2 and 3 for Office 2007 using PlayonLinux?
I installed the latest version of PlayonLinux using the instructions given on their download page (http://www.playonlinux.com/en/download.html) for Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). I followed the ...
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playonlinux is unable to find 32bits OpenGL library you might encounter problem with your games
My hardware configuration is
Intel core2duo 2.93GHz
4GB DDR2 RAM
MSI G31 motherboard
Seagate 80GB PATA harddisk
I'm new to linux and I'm having this problem since few days, it was not there before. ...
