Install/Run Irfanview using Wine

[Optiker]

Linux Mint, Rosa MATE (I think). I want to use WINE to install and run Irfanview, but don't know how. I tried following the tutorial at:
https://www.linux.com/learn/how-install ... ions-linux
but can't seem to make it work.

I don't see WINE in my app menu, but it is shown in Synaptic. In my menu, Winetricks is shown, but I can't seem to get through it. Irfanview is included as an app in the list, but I keep getting an error message that a checksum doesn't match and try re-DLing. Can anybody help?
Thanks!
Optiker

[Bob Wya]

@Optiker

You would want to add the official WineHQ Ubuntu PPA.
Then install the latest winehq-devel package - currently 2.2.

You would also want to update your winetricks script to the latest release... See WineHQ Wiki: Winetricks.

Try again - with these updated packages.
Certainly winetricks URL's and installer hashes need refreshing nearly every month (the Linux Mint package might be years out of date for all I know)...

Bob

[Nystagmus]

IrfanView's installers require MFC42.DLL to function.
Download that for free from off the internet, or copy a recent version off a working, virus-free Windows computer.
Put the file into the c:\Windows\System32 equivalent directory of your wine installation and reboot.

Then, you should be able to install IrfanView and it's plugins.

I learned this from emailing the IrfanView author.
I wish he would just include the DLL in the installer or make a new installer that didn't require this,
but he didn't seem to comprehend this. But I also like his program very much.
And it does function on Ubuntu with modern Wine very well.

[lahmbi5678]

Maybe "winetricks mfc42" should be enough? Of course you need the latest winetricks version, since MS is changing the download links from time to time.