Questions tagged [wine]
Wine is a software compatibility layer that allows Windows programs to be run on Linux, BSD, Solaris and Mac OS X.
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Ms Frontpage installation
I want have MS Frontpage as Html editor on Ubuntu. This software is a part of MsOffice 2003 but is not part of it. I installed it by Wine and it installed whithout any error. But as I am try to open ...
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wine nsf screen resolution
I play NFS with Wine in Kubuntu.
As usual, NFS changed my screen resolution to low, but after it finished, it didn't restore the screen to normal resolution.
I found some code to restore the ...
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Can Ubuntu 13.10 use QQ International without wine?
The Wine always crashes,so I don't want to use it.Can Ubuntu 13.10 use QQ International without wine ?
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Why does Wine give me error when I want to run psiphon
When I run the following command:
wine '/var/www/psiphon.exe'
I get the below error:
fixme:storage:create_storagefile Storage share mode not implemented.
err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error ...
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Lubuntu 13.10 Wine Issues
I have successfully installed Wine to my laptop (it's a dinosaur from 2006 with 1 gig of RAM), and although I only use it because I am so poor that I can't afford a new laptop, I have a very ...
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How can I prevent wine from disabling/shutting off my "secondary" monitor?
I'm running my computer using dual monitors. As when I am gaming I call my right monitor my "primary" and my left the "secondary" because I've set my PC up to where fullscreen games load on my right ...
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How do I change the cursor in Wine?
My Current Cursor in Wine is Human(Ubuntu), and I want to change it to Adwaita, so how to do that? it seems crazy when I see the cursor changes when I switch to wine. Sorry I'm Newbie in this Asking ...
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Problem with virtual desktop in wine
I got an issue with the virtual desktop for my wine installation.
When is set the resolution for it window size for the width never becomes bigger than 800 px. The actual size of the desktop seems to ...
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Custom folder locations for Java & wine programs
I have customised the default folder locations for Documents, Downloads, Pictures, etc by modifying the ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs. I use a separate NTFS partition to be able to use the same folders on ...
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Dragon Naturally Speaking in Ubuntu
I'm trying to get Dragon Naturally Speaking working through Ubuntu....
I set it up in virtualbox, but i found it incredibly tough to access its features through Linux. I know there is a way to do it ...
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Can I connect my iPhone now that I have updated to iOS 7?
Basically, I get an endlessly looping pop-up asking "do I want to trust this computer?" When I click 'trust' it just won't connect.
Will this problem ever be solved or should I just restore to a ...
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cannot find import; DLL may be missing, corrupt, or wrong version. Wine kernel32.dll error?
I'm trying to install hard drive wiping software that was written for windows. I have downloaded wine and get through most of the installation process until the program tries to open. It is here where ...
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Midi Input to Finale on Wine
I am using Finale 2012 with Wine on Ubuntu 13.04 and I am trying to connect my keyboard through a Yamaha UX16 midi to USB cable to my computer so I can use it with Finale. When I list the usb devices ...
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Using MS Excel Keyboard shortcuts on Ubuntu
I recently switched again from Windows to Ubuntu 13.04. I use MS Excel a lot, and don't want to exchange it from Libre Office. For me it runs fine with Wine. However the reason I switch back to ...
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how to make Wine GUI elements look like modern Windows elements
I started using Wine to run Windows apps on Ubuntu, but I see that the style of User Interface elements like buttons etc. is too old, like the buttons of windows 98, is there a way to make it like ...
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Wine, compilation failed, need some advice
Sorry for my bad English.
I`m trying to compile chrisbmrs patched wine to support native D3D9: https://github.com/chrisbmr/wine/tree/d3dadapter9-wip. I've tried to follow tips from README file and I ...
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Is there a way to Launch The updater.exe file of Guitar pro 6 when running in Wine?
I have downloaded the windows version of Guitar Pro 6 and it runs in Wine, However when I try to enter my License key, I get the error message "Can't open Updater" and then when I click ok the program ...
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Blood Bowl Not Working
Blood Bowl (a windows game) is not working on computer (which runs Ubuntu) even though I am running blood bowl using wine. It runs however it does not create a window. You can here the music playing ...
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Wine - not showing content of windows
Today I switched from Windows to Ubuntu, so I am a beginner.
Few years ago I started to use a Windows program to generate invoices, so I got a lot of invoices in my archive and I need to continue ...
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Streaming Wine Audio to Twitch
I'm trying to steam some Dota 2 (via Wine) casts to Twitch using this shell script I found online:
#!/bin/bash
STREAM_KEY="(redacted)"
FPS="30"
INRES="1600x900"
OUTRES="1280x720"
QUAL="medium"
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wine doesn't show persian(or arabic) words
I installed Winehq but when I open a program which has Persian(or Arabic) words it doesn't shows the words and shows square instead of words!
What I have to do?
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Ubuntu 12.10 just Killed Wine & ZSNES
My system just did a partial upgrade. I was busy doing something else so just let it get on with things.
Now it has removed Wine and ZSNES and won't allow me to reinstall them! Is there a way to "...
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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 file: ...
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Steam not detecting the right AMD Radeon drivers on Wine
I have recently installed ubuntu on my system, which has a Amd radeon hd 7850.
The fglrx drivers installed just fine, and the system detects the right card (Pitcairn 7850)
after playing with amnesia ...
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installation of matlab using wine
I have installed WINE and I have .exe file of matlab.When I tried to open setup.exe file of matlab with wine program loader,it does nothing.But I was able to open notepad.exe.
I really want to know ...
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Linksys AE3000 How to work around?
I have a Linksys AE3000 Dual-Band Wireless-N USB Adapter. I need it to work for my Ubuntu 12.04. I have looked up how to work around the fact that Cisco didn't supply a Linux driver but I'm quite new ...
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How does one provide sudo file read access privileges to a Wine application?
In accordance with best practices I desire not to run Wine as root, http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ I see plenty of examples for use of setcap for networking, but not so much for file read access.
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Problem with sound in wine and system
I tried to search for my problem, but couldn't find the solution...
Thus; I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 64bit, and PlayOnLinux to play Guild Wars 2... Rythmbox is always started on pause, as I like to use ...
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Wine and system audio mute one another
I'm running into an awkward problem. Here's the thing:
If I start up my computer and run a Wine instance (Guild Wars 2, in this case, though it doesn't and shouldn't matter), sound works fine. While ...
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Starcraft 1 battlenet not working
So I downloaded starcraft 1 from blizzard.com, because that's where I bought it, but when I go to play on battle.net, it tells me that battle.net was unable to identify my application version and that ...
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Installing Wine On a different USB device to Ubuntu
Can someone please tell me how to use Ubuntu 12.10 to install Wine onto a separate USB memory stick? I've looked for hours on the Internet with no luck so far, so help would really be appreciated.
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Partial wine packages won't remove completely
I've looked at a few answers for this problem apt-get commands to remove clean and purge packages. I've also tried removing the leftover packages by name but that does not work either.
Only one of ...
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Wine application runs from generated Launcher, but not from console
I have installed a Windows application through wine, and it launches perfectly through the generated launcher, however, when I use the exact same commands the launcher uses, but to invoke the program ...
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Unsolvable wow problems
I have direct rendering enabled on my ati radeon 4200
I have changed all of my registry and game settings to make it work correctly and well.
BUT WoW still wont run past 8 fps. I honestly have no ...
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Installing WINE 1.4 Errors on Precise 12.04
This message is consistently received when installing WINE1.4, which fails to install properly
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-25-generic-pae
Fatal: No images have been defined.
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How can I make the Windows game Feltstars work on Ubuntu?
FeltStars.com is a Windows download, how can I make that work with ubuntu ?
I'm using 12.04 just downloaded and installed it last night. By the way, I do not want to have both windows and Ubuntu ...
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how do I actually run Flash CS5 using wine(or virtualbox)?
I installed wine. never used it for anything. I already use flash on my other os(win 7) but don't know how to open it from ubuntu using wine. Lots of tutorial about installing wine/virtualbox but none ...
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World of Warcraft Launcher crashes on Wine
Just downloaded the installer for WoW from eu.battle.net, and the Launcher it crashes after 1-2 minutes (so the new patches cannot be installed).
I've tried looking on Google, but I was unable to ...
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How to solve error with wine "The requested FontFamily could not be found"?
On Ubuntu 22.04.2 I am using wine 6.0.3 to run a windows executable, but I get an error which seems to point to a font issue:
[ERROR] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: System.TypeInitializationException: The ...
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Installing LDPlayer with WINE fails with "unknown error"
I am trying to install LDPlayer using WINE. It's an Android emulator for Windows.
The installer starts, but just when it's about to complete I get a popup saying the installation failed with an ...
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I am not able to find other people on my local network when playing Counter Strike 1.6
I have Ubuntu 16.04 and the others have Windows. I am not able to see their server nor are they able to see my servers. I am also not able to find any internet servers.
I am using wine to run Counter ...
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What is a good alternative to Axure RP in linux?
I have been using Pencil on Windows for several months, but I had to change to Axure RP because in Pencil there are no master templates.
While Pencil is okay for small projects, changing the header ...
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Access network shared printer from wine command prompt
I have connect a shared printer in my ubuntu desktop and I have installed wine 1.6. I ran a vb application in wine and I want to print the output txt file of the vb application. Printer is shared in ...
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Wine: Install Windows Program for Multiple Users
I'm trying to install programs through wine so that it's available to all users. Reasons are obvious: save space and I don't like the idea of doing separate multiple installations of a program for ...
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can't update wine
I'm using wine 1.6.1 and want to upgrade to 1,7,13 but it always every time want update:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
wine1.7 : Depends: wine1.7-amd64 (= 1:1.7.13-0ubuntu1~...
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Nteflix streams really choppy
I installed netflix on edubuntu 12.04lts. it will stream movies but is real choppy. I know its not my comp unable to handle because i use to have windows on here and it ran fine. Is there any fixes ...
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Can't get Office 2010 to run under Wine
I can't get Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student to install on Ubuntu 12.10 under the latest version of Wine. I've tried both the 32- and 64 bit installers but they both fail about two thirds of the ...
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How do I install Adobe Acrobat Pro From Web Premium CS4?
I am running the Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 2, and am looking to install Adobe Acrobat Pro from my CS4 Web Premium CD. Whenever I try and install the setup.exe I get the following error:
Internal Error - ...
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Can't Install Wine on Ubuntu 22.04
I'm trying to install wine on Ubuntu 22.04. I followed the instructions here: https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu. Here is what I tried:
$ sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable
Reading ...
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SolidWorks on Ubuntu 13.04?
I am a Bioengineering student who works with SolidWorks and I would like to be able to run it on Ubuntu 13.04. Short of having to install Windows, what methods are available and which works best?
If ...