Hi,
I have been using wine for a few years but I just don't understand how to use it correctly:
please let me know to understand:
what is wineprefix?
what is the difference between wineprefix_x64 and _x32?
why are these two differences?
when AND HOW should I use one rather than the other?
thanks in advance for anyone helping me ...
REQUEST a lesson about wine....
Re: REQUEST a lesson about wine....
A wineprefix is the virtual Windows installation. The default is the hidden .wine directory in your home directory.
You can make as many as you want, with any name you like, but you have to use the WINEPREFIX environment variable.
A prefix can mimic a Windows 32-bit or 64-bit installation.
Why do you need a 32-bit prefix?
- If you need to mimic a Windows version before Windows XP you must create a 32-bit prefix.
- Some programs work better in a 32-bit prefix. That is why winetricks gives you this warning (even though it looks like an error).
You can create a 32-bit prefix with the WINEARCH variable:
You can't change a 32-bit prefix into a 64-bit or vice versa, once the prefix is created.
You can make as many as you want, with any name you like, but you have to use the WINEPREFIX environment variable.
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# create a new prefix in the winetest directory
WINEPREFIX=~/winetest wine winecfg
Why do you need a 32-bit prefix?
- If you need to mimic a Windows version before Windows XP you must create a 32-bit prefix.
- Some programs work better in a 32-bit prefix. That is why winetricks gives you this warning (even though it looks like an error).
You can create a 32-bit prefix with the WINEARCH variable:
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WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=~/winetest32 wine winecfg
Re: REQUEST a lesson about wine....
I assume that 'prefix' comes from the --prefix option of ./configure
Re: REQUEST a lesson about wine....
Thank you all!
There are no online tutorials or specific guides for using wine ... a lot of things I don't know.
Now everything is much clearer!
Regards
There are no online tutorials or specific guides for using wine ... a lot of things I don't know.
Now everything is much clearer!
Regards
Re: REQUEST a lesson about wine....
There is the FAQ as well as other documents on the wiki. The section on wineprefixes for example is here: https://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#Can_I_store ... 2F.wine.3F
https://appdb.winehq.org/ may also help, it has reports from users on running specific apps with wine. Less of a guide than just notes, typically, but if a program needs some special setup it will be noted there. Hopefully.
https://appdb.winehq.org/ may also help, it has reports from users on running specific apps with wine. Less of a guide than just notes, typically, but if a program needs some special setup it will be noted there. Hopefully.