The Wiki says that WINE versions > 1.5.10 use the 1.7 gecko. On my recent install of Precise, I installed the most recent version of WINE, 1.5.11 as I recall (not on that install right now), but in any case greater than 1.5.10 but after installing Gecko 1.7, still get the 'can't find Gecko' message. Checked the /usr/share/wine/gecko folder and the 1.7 is there, as it should be. Anyone have any suggestions?
CPU AMD Athlon64 3000+, 1 G memory, Gigabyte GA K8NSpro motherboard, using the 64-bit version of Kubuntu 12.04, updated.
Thanks,
Joe
Version of Gecko for WINE 1.5.11?
Re: Version of Gecko for WINE 1.5.11?
The wiki is correct.
Did you install both 32 bit and 64 bit gecko? You need to.
Did you install both 32 bit and 64 bit gecko? You need to.
Re: Version of Gecko for WINE 1.5.11?
Running http://winetricks.googlecode.com/svn/tr ... l-gecko.sh
will probably cure what ails you...
will probably cure what ails you...
Re: Version of Gecko for WINE 1.5.11?
Thank you both for responding!
@Dan:
I did use the link provided by the informing pop-up which installed the appropriate wine-gecko which was exactly the same version I had installed from the ppa--then it did work, and this is what prompts me to ask this--why should it not be able to find the same thing it was looking for, when it was in the appropriate folder, both times? It didn't say that wine_gecko-1.7-x86_64.msi wasn't installed, (and Synaptic said it was), but that it couldn't find it! The matter may be unimportant to the average user, but I am on dial-up, and that meant an extra hour of download time that didn't appear to be necessary, and what I was hoping to find out was how to fix the matter, should it recur, as it seems to have for so many people, judging by the posts to different sites.
@dimesio:
I couldn't find any 32-bit version of wine_gecko listed in Synaptic ( I should probably look with apt, I suppose) and had assumed that the 64-bit version was installed according to prescription by the packagers. At all events, it works with only the 64-bit version. Or were you referring to WINE? I wasn't really having any problem with WINE, just when any program that used a browser for a help file was called, the issue came up. I DO have the 32-bit WINE installed, of course.
Thanks again for your response, but the essential question I have remains, and if either of you could explain what the issue was (for my understanding, not for getting functionality) it would be most appreciated.
Joe
@Dan:
I did use the link provided by the informing pop-up which installed the appropriate wine-gecko which was exactly the same version I had installed from the ppa--then it did work, and this is what prompts me to ask this--why should it not be able to find the same thing it was looking for, when it was in the appropriate folder, both times? It didn't say that wine_gecko-1.7-x86_64.msi wasn't installed, (and Synaptic said it was), but that it couldn't find it! The matter may be unimportant to the average user, but I am on dial-up, and that meant an extra hour of download time that didn't appear to be necessary, and what I was hoping to find out was how to fix the matter, should it recur, as it seems to have for so many people, judging by the posts to different sites.
@dimesio:
I couldn't find any 32-bit version of wine_gecko listed in Synaptic ( I should probably look with apt, I suppose) and had assumed that the 64-bit version was installed according to prescription by the packagers. At all events, it works with only the 64-bit version. Or were you referring to WINE? I wasn't really having any problem with WINE, just when any program that used a browser for a help file was called, the issue came up. I DO have the 32-bit WINE installed, of course.
Thanks again for your response, but the essential question I have remains, and if either of you could explain what the issue was (for my understanding, not for getting functionality) it would be most appreciated.
Joe